diff --git a/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go b/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go
index bf8e6b8f27..5fc547e7a4 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go
@@ -1019,6 +1019,9 @@ func constraintGRPCSpec(grpcSpec *grpc.Spec, passSeccomp bool) {
 		grpcSpec.Linux.Seccomp = nil
 	}
 
+	// Disable selinux
+	grpcSpec.Process.SelinuxLabel = ""
+
 	// By now only CPU constraints are supported
 	// Issue: https://github.com/kata-containers/runtime/issues/158
 	// Issue: https://github.com/kata-containers/runtime/issues/204