diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index e0f6da8dcf..d5011831ac 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ $(if $(BOARD_CACHEIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE),$(hide) echo "cache_fs_type=$(BOARD_CA
 $(if $(BOARD_CACHEIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE),$(hide) echo "cache_size=$(BOARD_CACHEIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_SPARSE_EXT_FLAG),$(hide) echo "extfs_sparse_flag=$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_SPARSE_EXT_FLAG)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(mkyaffs2_extra_flags),$(hide) echo "mkyaffs2_extra_flags=$(mkyaffs2_extra_flags)" >> $(1))
-$(if $(filter true, $(strip $(HAVE_SELINUX))), echo "selinux_fc=$(TARGET_ROOT_OUT)/file_contexts" >> $(1))
+$(hide) echo "selinux_fc=$(TARGET_ROOT_OUT)/file_contexts" >> $(1)
 endef
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/core/main.mk b/core/main.mk
index ffc1501fd5..27e68c4e6b 100644
--- a/core/main.mk
+++ b/core/main.mk
@@ -275,11 +275,6 @@ ifneq ($(filter sdk win_sdk sdk_addon,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
 is_sdk_build := true
 endif
 
-## have selinux ##
-ifeq ($(HAVE_SELINUX),true)
-ADDITIONAL_BUILD_PROPERTIES += ro.build.selinux=1
-endif # HAVE_SELINUX
-
 ## user/userdebug ##
 
 user_variant := $(filter user userdebug,$(TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT))
diff --git a/target/product/core.mk b/target/product/core.mk
index 831298acc9..0a04893779 100644
--- a/target/product/core.mk
+++ b/target/product/core.mk
@@ -134,6 +134,14 @@ PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
     zoneinfo.idx \
     zoneinfo.version
 
+# SELinux packages
+PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
+    sepolicy \
+    file_contexts \
+    seapp_contexts \
+    property_contexts \
+    mac_permissions.xml
+
 PRODUCT_COPY_FILES += \
     system/core/rootdir/init.usb.rc:root/init.usb.rc \
     system/core/rootdir/init.trace.rc:root/init.trace.rc \
@@ -157,14 +165,4 @@ ifeq ($(WITH_HOST_DALVIK),true)
         zoneinfo-host.version
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(HAVE_SELINUX),true)
-    PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
-        sepolicy \
-        file_contexts \
-        seapp_contexts \
-        property_contexts \
-        mac_permissions.xml
-endif
-
 $(call inherit-product, $(SRC_TARGET_DIR)/product/base.mk)
-