diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index d9c707671f..a618f5669c 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ var (
 	maccPerms = map[string][]string{
 		authtypes.FeeCollectorName:     nil,
 		distrtypes.ModuleName:          nil,
+		govtypes.ModuleName:            {authtypes.Burner},
 		minttypes.ModuleName:           {authtypes.Minter},
 		stakingtypes.BondedPoolName:    {authtypes.Burner, authtypes.Staking},
 		stakingtypes.NotBondedPoolName: {authtypes.Burner, authtypes.Staking},