}
                profile->attach.xmatch_len = tmp;
                profile->attach.xmatch.start[AA_CLASS_XMATCH] = DFA_START;
-               error = aa_compat_map_xmatch(&profile->attach.xmatch);
-               if (error) {
-                       info = "failed to convert xmatch permission table";
-                       goto fail;
+               if (!profile->attach.xmatch.perms) {
+                       error = aa_compat_map_xmatch(&profile->attach.xmatch);
+                       if (error) {
+                               info = "failed to convert xmatch permission table";
+                               goto fail;
+                       }
                }
        }
 
                                      AA_CLASS_FILE);
                if (!aa_unpack_nameX(e, AA_STRUCTEND, NULL))
                        goto fail;
-               error = aa_compat_map_policy(&rules->policy, e->version);
-               if (error) {
-                       info = "failed to remap policydb permission table";
-                       goto fail;
+               if (!rules->policy.perms) {
+                       error = aa_compat_map_policy(&rules->policy,
+                                                    e->version);
+                       if (error) {
+                               info = "failed to remap policydb permission table";
+                               goto fail;
+                       }
                }
        } else
                rules->policy.dfa = aa_get_dfa(nulldfa);
        if (error) {
                goto fail;
        } else if (rules->file.dfa) {
-               error = aa_compat_map_file(&rules->file);
-               if (error) {
-                       info = "failed to remap file permission table";
-                       goto fail;
+               if (!rules->file.perms) {
+                       error = aa_compat_map_file(&rules->file);
+                       if (error) {
+                               info = "failed to remap file permission table";
+                               goto fail;
+                       }
                }
        } else if (rules->policy.dfa &&
                   rules->policy.start[AA_CLASS_FILE]) {