diff --git a/cmd/policygen/cluster.go b/cmd/policygen/cluster.go
index be2af54..101b6ea 100644
--- a/cmd/policygen/cluster.go
+++ b/cmd/policygen/cluster.go
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ func (c *Cluster) PortNumbers(application *Application) []Port {
 	udpPorts := make(map[int]Port)
 	for _, pod := range c.Pods(application) {
 		for _, container := range pod.Spec.Containers {
+			if container.Name == "linkerd-proxy" {
+				continue
+			}
 			for _, port := range container.Ports {
 				switch port.Protocol {
 				case "TCP":