diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/kernel-qa b/inventory/group_vars/kernel-qa
index 42f53afa5a..dcdac6276b 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/kernel-qa
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/kernel-qa
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ freezes: false
 resolvconf: "{{ files }}/resolv.conf/phx2"
 fas_client_groups: sysadmin-kernel
 sudoers: "{{ private }}/files/sudo/kernel-qa"
+custom_rules: [ '-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp -s 192.168.122.0/24 --dport 2049 -j ACCEPT' ]