diff --git a/hack/test/e2e-qemu.sh b/hack/test/e2e-qemu.sh
index 44c80b80ae..da806baf10 100755
--- a/hack/test/e2e-qemu.sh
+++ b/hack/test/e2e-qemu.sh
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ case "${WITH_APPARMOR_LSM_ENABLED:-false}" in
 machine:
   install:
     extraKernelArgs:
+      - -selinux
       - lsm=lockdown,capability,yama,apparmor,bpf
       - apparmor=1
 EOF