diff --git a/package/watchdogd/watchdogd.mk b/package/watchdogd/watchdogd.mk
index b666b56433..1a9d04d938 100644
--- a/package/watchdogd/watchdogd.mk
+++ b/package/watchdogd/watchdogd.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ WATCHDOGD_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 WATCHDOGD_CPE_ID_VENDOR = troglobit
 WATCHDOGD_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf libconfuse libite libuev
 WATCHDOGD_CONF_OPTS = --disable-compat --disable-examples --disable-test-mode
+WATCHDOGD_SELINUX_MODULES = watchdog
 
 ifneq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_WATCHDOGD_TEST_SUITE),y)
 WATCHDOGD_CONF_OPTS += --disable-builtin-tests