diff --git a/pkg/security/podsecuritypolicy/sysctl/mustmatchpatterns.go b/pkg/security/podsecuritypolicy/sysctl/mustmatchpatterns.go
index cab5f59f3e7..e803ebf751c 100644
--- a/pkg/security/podsecuritypolicy/sysctl/mustmatchpatterns.go
+++ b/pkg/security/podsecuritypolicy/sysctl/mustmatchpatterns.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ func SafeSysctlWhitelist() []string {
 		"kernel.shm_rmid_forced",
 		"net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range",
 		"net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies",
+		"net.ipv4.ping_group_range",
 	}
 }