diff --git a/safesocket/safesocket_darwin.go b/safesocket/safesocket_darwin.go
index 5c2717ecf..fb35ad9df 100644
--- a/safesocket/safesocket_darwin.go
+++ b/safesocket/safesocket_darwin.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ type safesocketDarwin struct {
 
 var ssd = safesocketDarwin{
 	isMacSysExt: version.IsMacSysExt,
-	isMacGUIApp: func() bool { return version.IsMacAppStore() || version.IsMacSysApp() },
+	isMacGUIApp: func() bool { return version.IsMacAppStore() || version.IsMacSysApp() || version.IsMacSysExt() },
 	checkConn:   true,
 	sharedDir:   "/Library/Tailscale",
 }