diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3ee3c9d6..807d1b9a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ CRICTL_CONFIG_DIR=${DESTDIR}/etc
 BASHINSTALLDIR=${PREFIX}/share/bash-completion/completions
 OCIUMOUNTINSTALLDIR=$(PREFIX)/share/oci-umount/oci-umount.d
 
-SELINUXOPT ?= $(shell command -v selinuxenabled >/dev/null 2>&1 && selinuxenabled && echo -Z)
+SELINUXOPT ?= $(shell selinuxenabled 2>/dev/null && echo -Z)
 PACKAGES ?= $(shell go list -tags "${BUILDTAGS}" ./... | grep -v github.com/kubernetes-incubator/cri-o/vendor)
 
 BUILD_INFO := $(shell date +%s)