diff --git a/Applications/IRCClient/main.cpp b/Applications/IRCClient/main.cpp
index 02f00c226a..e2323e48d2 100644
--- a/Applications/IRCClient/main.cpp
+++ b/Applications/IRCClient/main.cpp
@@ -5,8 +5,18 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
+    if (pledge("stdio inet dns unix shared_buffer cpath rpath fattr", nullptr) < 0) {
+        perror("pledge");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
     GApplication app(argc, argv);
 
+    if (pledge("stdio inet dns unix shared_buffer rpath", nullptr) < 0) {
+        perror("pledge");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
     IRCAppWindow app_window;
     app_window.show();