diff --git a/pkg/label/label.go b/pkg/label/label.go
index ba1e9f48ea..be0d0ae079 100644
--- a/pkg/label/label.go
+++ b/pkg/label/label.go
@@ -21,3 +21,6 @@ func SetFileLabel(path string, fileLabel string) error {
 func GetPidCon(pid int) (string, error) {
 	return "", nil
 }
+
+func Init() {
+}
diff --git a/pkg/label/label_selinux.go b/pkg/label/label_selinux.go
index 300a8b6d14..64a1720996 100644
--- a/pkg/label/label_selinux.go
+++ b/pkg/label/label_selinux.go
@@ -67,3 +67,7 @@ func SetFileLabel(path string, fileLabel string) error {
 func GetPidCon(pid int) (string, error) {
 	return selinux.Getpidcon(pid)
 }
+
+func Init() {
+	selinux.SelinuxEnabled()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/libcontainer/nsinit/init.go b/pkg/libcontainer/nsinit/init.go
index 5aa5f9f5b5..e5d69f5453 100644
--- a/pkg/libcontainer/nsinit/init.go
+++ b/pkg/libcontainer/nsinit/init.go
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ func (ns *linuxNs) Init(container *libcontainer.Container, uncleanRootfs, consol
 	if err := system.ParentDeathSignal(uintptr(syscall.SIGTERM)); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("parent death signal %s", err)
 	}
+
+	label.Init()
 	ns.logger.Println("setup mount namespace")
 	if err := setupNewMountNamespace(rootfs, container.Mounts, console, container.ReadonlyFs, container.NoPivotRoot, container.Context["mount_label"]); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("setup mount namespace %s", err)