diff --git a/init/init.c b/init/init.c
index 864fc6c85..365726c91 100644
--- a/init/init.c
+++ b/init/init.c
@@ -221,6 +221,9 @@ void service_start(struct service *svc, const char *dynamic_args)
             }
 
             rc = security_compute_create(mycon, fcon, string_to_security_class("process"), &scon);
+            if (rc == 0 && !strcmp(scon, mycon)) {
+                ERROR("Warning!  Service %s needs a SELinux domain defined; please fix!\n", svc->name);
+            }
             freecon(mycon);
             freecon(fcon);
             if (rc < 0) {