diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dcaebd1729..e73638bda4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ endif
 		$(GO_LDFLAGS) '$(LDFLAGS_PODMAN)' \
 		-tags "$(BUILDTAGS)" \
 		-o $@ ./cmd/podman
+	test -z "${SELINUXOPT}" || chcon -t container_runtime_exec_t $@
 
 # Disambiguate Linux vs Darwin/Windows platform binaries under distinct "bin" dirs
 $(SRCBINDIR):
diff --git a/hack/bats b/hack/bats
index ba26e0444a..20d4faaa08 100755
--- a/hack/bats
+++ b/hack/bats
@@ -64,9 +64,6 @@ Examples:
 export PODMAN=${PODMAN:-$(pwd)/bin/podman}
 export QUADLET=${QUADLET:-$(pwd)/bin/quadlet}
 
-# Because 'make' doesn't do this by default
-chcon -t container_runtime_exec_t $PODMAN
-
 # Directory in which
 TESTS=test/system