diff --git a/meta-gnome/recipes-connectivity/network-manager-applet/network-manager-applet_1.22.0.bb b/meta-gnome/recipes-connectivity/network-manager-applet/network-manager-applet_1.22.0.bb
index 28d95d4428..cef7c7569b 100644
--- a/meta-gnome/recipes-connectivity/network-manager-applet/network-manager-applet_1.22.0.bb
+++ b/meta-gnome/recipes-connectivity/network-manager-applet/network-manager-applet_1.22.0.bb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ EXTRA_OEMESON = "-Dappindicator=no"
 # We currently don't build NetworkManager with libteamdctl support
 EXTRA_OEMESON += "-Dteam=false"
 
-PACKAGECONFIG ??= ""
+PACKAGECONFIG ??= "${@bb.utils.filter('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'selinux', d)}"
 PACKAGECONFIG[modemmanager] = "-Dwwan=true, -Dwwan=false, modemmanager"
 PACKAGECONFIG[selinux] = "-Dselinux=true, -Dselinux=false, libselinux"