diff --git a/lucene/tools/junit4/solr-tests.policy b/lucene/tools/junit4/solr-tests.policy
index 6f03b0f2ceb..9c8a39f9a1f 100644
--- a/lucene/tools/junit4/solr-tests.policy
+++ b/lucene/tools/junit4/solr-tests.policy
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ grant {
   permission java.io.FilePermission "${junit4.childvm.cwd}${/}jacoco.db", "write";
   permission java.io.FilePermission "${junit4.tempDir}${/}*", "read,execute,write,delete";
   permission java.io.FilePermission "${clover.db.dir}${/}-", "read,execute,write,delete";
+  permission java.io.FilePermission "${tests.linedocsfile}", "read";
   
   // all possibilities of accepting/binding connections on localhost with ports >=1024:
   permission java.net.SocketPermission "localhost:1024-", "accept,listen";
diff --git a/lucene/tools/junit4/tests.policy b/lucene/tools/junit4/tests.policy
index 2a623b70cea..2dde5c6f329 100644
--- a/lucene/tools/junit4/tests.policy
+++ b/lucene/tools/junit4/tests.policy
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ grant {
   permission java.io.FilePermission "${junit4.childvm.cwd}${/}jacoco.db", "write";
   permission java.io.FilePermission "${junit4.tempDir}${/}*", "read,write,delete";
   permission java.io.FilePermission "${clover.db.dir}${/}-", "read,write,delete";
+  permission java.io.FilePermission "${tests.linedocsfile}", "read";
 
   // misc HardlinkCopyDirectoryWrapper needs this to test if hardlinks can be created
   permission java.nio.file.LinkPermission "hard";