diff --git a/pkg/aaparser/aaparser.go b/pkg/aaparser/aaparser.go
index 57f577f75f..4eee2a1679 100644
--- a/pkg/aaparser/aaparser.go
+++ b/pkg/aaparser/aaparser.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func GetVersion() (int, error) {
 // LoadProfile runs `apparmor_parser -r` on a specified apparmor profile to
 // replace the profile.
 func LoadProfile(profilePath string) error {
-	_, err := cmd("-r", filepath.Dir(profilePath))
+	_, err := cmd("", "-r", filepath.Dir(profilePath))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/profiles/apparmor/apparmor.go b/profiles/apparmor/apparmor.go
index 4b64590684..8859a41b40 100644
--- a/profiles/apparmor/apparmor.go
+++ b/profiles/apparmor/apparmor.go
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ func macroExists(m string) bool {
 	return err == nil
 }
 
-// InstallDefault generates a default profile and installs it in the
-// ProfileDirectory with `apparmor_parser`.
+// InstallDefault generates a default profile in a temp directory determined by
+// os.TempDir(), then loads the profile into the kernel using 'apparmor_parser'.
 func InstallDefault(name string) error {
 	p := profileData{
 		Name: name,