2 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 75a4207ad..f8269fccd 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
 
 ** Bug fixes
 
+  chcon no longer exits immediately just because SELinux is disabled.
+  Even then, chcon may still be useful.
+  [bug introduced in coreutils-8.0]
+
   stat -f recognizes more file system types: afs, cifs, anon-inode FS,
   btrfs, cgroupfs, cramfs-wend, debugfs, futexfs, hfs, inotifyfs, minux3,
   nilfs, securityfs, selinux, xenfs
diff --git a/src/chcon.c b/src/chcon.c
index c0da6949a..fbfdb4d29 100644
--- a/src/chcon.c
+++ b/src/chcon.c
@@ -519,10 +519,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
       usage (EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
-  if (is_selinux_enabled () != 1)
-    error (EXIT_FAILURE, 0,
-           _("%s may be used only on a SELinux kernel"), program_name);
-
   if (reference_file)
     {
       if (getfilecon (reference_file, &ref_context) < 0)