diff --git a/src/core/execute.c b/src/core/execute.c
index c02c768c68e..474a4af895e 100644
--- a/src/core/execute.c
+++ b/src/core/execute.c
@@ -1569,7 +1569,7 @@ int exec_spawn(ExecCommand *command,
                                 }
                         }
 #ifdef HAVE_SELINUX
-                        if (context->selinux_context) {
+                        if (context->selinux_context && use_selinux()) {
                                 err = security_check_context(context->selinux_context);
                                 if (err < 0) {
                                         r = EXIT_SELINUX_CONTEXT;