diff --git a/snapcraft/commands/daemon.start b/snapcraft/commands/daemon.start
index 4f90f2a08..54f0ff1b6 100755
--- a/snapcraft/commands/daemon.start
+++ b/snapcraft/commands/daemon.start
@@ -429,6 +429,13 @@ if [ "$(stat -c '%u' /proc)" = 0 ]; then
             echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/apparmor_restrict_unprivileged_userns || true
         fi
     fi
+
+    if [ -e /proc/sys/kernel/apparmor_restrict_unprivileged_unconfined ]; then
+        if [ "$(cat /proc/sys/kernel/apparmor_restrict_unprivileged_unconfined)" = "1" ]; then
+            echo "==> Disabling Apparmor unprivileged unconfined mediation"
+            echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/apparmor_restrict_unprivileged_unconfined || true
+        fi
+    fi
 fi
 
 # Setup CRIU