diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index d2f95cfec3..be1b327f54 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ option('tcl_version', type: 'string', value: 'tcl',
 option('readline', type: 'feature', value: 'auto',
   description: 'Use GNU Readline or BSD Libedit for editing')
 
-option('selinux', type: 'feature', value: 'disabled',
+option('selinux', type: 'feature', value: 'auto',
   description: 'SELinux support')
 
 option('ssl', type: 'combo', choices: ['auto', 'none', 'openssl'],