diff --git a/Userland/tail.cpp b/Userland/tail.cpp
index ac623f46ed5..e7d66fd0329 100644
--- a/Userland/tail.cpp
+++ b/Userland/tail.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ off_t find_seek_pos(CFile& file, int wanted_lines)
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
+    if (pledge("stdio rpath", nullptr) < 0) {
+        perror("pledge");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
     CArgsParser args_parser("tail");
 
     args_parser.add_arg("f", "follow -- appended data is output as it is written to the file");
@@ -101,6 +106,11 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
         exit(1);
     }
 
+    if (pledge("stdio", nullptr) < 0) {
+        perror("pledge");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
     bool flag_follow = args.is_present("f");
     auto pos = find_seek_pos(*f, line_count);
     return tail_from_pos(*f, pos, flag_follow);