diff --git a/roles/ping_exporter/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ping_exporter/tasks/main.yml
index 623b89f..367d0f7 100644
--- a/roles/ping_exporter/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ping_exporter/tasks/main.yml
@@ -50,3 +50,10 @@
     owner: ping_exporter
     group: root
     mode: "0644"
+
+# a workaround for an issue reported here: https://github.com/czerwonk/ping_exporter/issues/152
+- name: "Change `ping_t` SELinux domain to persmissive"
+  when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
+  community.general.selinux_permissive:
+    name: ping_t
+    permissive: true