diff --git a/upstart-jobs/udev-rules/50-udev.rules b/upstart-jobs/udev-rules/50-udev.rules
index b89ac321efb..ff2ed86888b 100644
--- a/upstart-jobs/udev-rules/50-udev.rules
+++ b/upstart-jobs/udev-rules/50-udev.rules
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ KERNEL=="urandom",              MODE="0644"
 KERNEL=="rtc",                  MODE="0600"
 KERNEL=="sonypi",               MODE="0666"
 KERNEL=="agpgart",              MODE="0600"
+KERNEL=="kvm",                  MODE="0666"
 
 
 # TTYs.