diff --git a/files/rootwrap.d/compute.filters b/files/rootwrap.d/compute.filters
index 5a486a01..e4718486 100644
--- a/files/rootwrap.d/compute.filters
+++ b/files/rootwrap.d/compute.filters
@@ -252,6 +252,9 @@ sync: CommandFilter, sync, root
 ploop: RegExpFilter, ploop, root, ploop, restore-descriptor, .*
 prl_disk_tool: RegExpFilter, prl_disk_tool, root, prl_disk_tool, resize, --size, .*M$, --resize_partition, --hdd, .*
 
+# nova/virt/libvirt/utils.py:
+ploop: RegExpFilter, ploop, root, ploop, init, -s, .*, -f, .*, -t, .*, .*
+
 # nova/virt/libvirt/utils.py: 'xend', 'status'
 xend: CommandFilter, xend, root