diff --git a/util-linux/mkswap.c b/util-linux/mkswap.c
index af4cc10f7..8e1fbc384 100644
--- a/util-linux/mkswap.c
+++ b/util-linux/mkswap.c
@@ -8,6 +8,48 @@
 
 #include "libbb.h"
 
+#if ENABLE_SELINUX
+static void mkswap_selinux_setcontext(int fd, const char *path)
+{
+	struct stat stbuf;
+
+	if (!is_selinux_enabled())
+		return;
+
+	if (fstat(fd, &stbuf) < 0)
+		bb_perror_msg_and_die("fstat failed");
+	if (S_ISREG(stbuf.st_mode)) {
+		security_context_t newcon;
+		security_context_t oldcon = NULL;
+		context_t context;
+
+		if (fgetfilecon_raw(fd, &oldcon) < 0) {
+			if (errno != ENODATA)
+				goto error;
+			if (matchpathcon(path, stbuf.st_mode, &oldcon) < 0)
+				goto error;
+		}
+		context = context_new(oldcon);
+		if (!context || context_type_set(context, "swapfile_t"))
+			goto error;
+		newcon = context_str(context);
+		if (!newcon)
+			goto error;
+		if (strcmp(oldcon, newcon) != 0 && fsetfilecon_raw(fd, newcon) < 0)
+			goto error;
+		if (ENABLE_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP) {
+			context_free(context);
+			freecon(oldcon);
+		}
+	}
+	return;
+ error:
+	bb_perror_msg_and_die("SELinux relabeling failed");
+}
+#else
+#define mkswap_selinux_setcontext(fd, path) ((void)0)
+#endif
+
 int mkswap_main(int argc, char **argv) MAIN_EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE;
 int mkswap_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
@@ -26,6 +68,7 @@ int mkswap_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	pagesize = getpagesize();
 	printf("Setting up swapspace version 1, size = %"OFF_FMT"d bytes\n",
 			len - pagesize);
+	mkswap_selinux_setcontext(fd, argv[1]);
 
 	// Make a header.
 
@@ -38,7 +81,7 @@ int mkswap_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	xlseek(fd, 1024, SEEK_SET);
 	xwrite(fd, hdr, sizeof(hdr));
-	xlseek(fd, pagesize-10, SEEK_SET);
+	xlseek(fd, pagesize - 10, SEEK_SET);
 	xwrite(fd, "SWAPSPACE2", 10);
 	fsync(fd);