diff --git a/package/util-linux/su.pam b/package/util-linux/su.pam
index f000c39dbd..84b18605ce 100644
--- a/package/util-linux/su.pam
+++ b/package/util-linux/su.pam
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ account		required	pam_unix.so
 
 password	required	pam_unix.so nullok
 
+# session	required	pam_selinux.so close
 session		required	pam_limits.so
 session		required	pam_env.so
 session		required	pam_unix.so
 session		optional	pam_lastlog.so
+# session	required	pam_selinux.so open
diff --git a/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk b/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk
index 53a6d9b780..84c4f0ec09 100644
--- a/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk
+++ b/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,19 @@ endif
 UTIL_LINUX_CONF_ENV += LIBS="$(UTIL_LINUX_LIBS)"
 UTIL_LINUX_MAKE_OPTS += LIBS="$(UTIL_LINUX_LIBS)"
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSELINUX),y)
+UTIL_LINUX_DEPENDENCIES += libselinux
+UTIL_LINUX_CONF_OPTS += --with-selinux
+define UTIL_LINUX_SELINUX_PAMFILES_TWEAK
+	$(foreach f,su su-l,
+		$(SED) 's/^# \(.*pam_selinux.so.*\)$$/\1/' \
+			$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/pam.d/$(f)
+	)
+endef
+else
+UTIL_LINUX_CONF_OPTS += --without-selinux
+endif
+
 # Used by cramfs utils
 UTIL_LINUX_DEPENDENCIES += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB),zlib)
 
@@ -192,6 +205,7 @@ define UTIL_LINUX_INSTALL_PAMFILES
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/pam.d/su
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 package/util-linux/su.pam \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/pam.d/su-l
+	$(UTIL_LINUX_SELINUX_PAMFILES_TWEAK)
 endef
 endif