diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a4fa7cb..f755f15 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ dnsmasq (2.80-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
    * New upstream.
    * Provide usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/dnsmasq.conf. (closes: #872396)
+   * Run restorecon on /run/dnsmasq for SE Linux. (closes: #872397)
 
  -- Simon Kelley <simon@thekelleys.org.uk>  Mon, 17 Sep 2018 23:11:25 +0000
 
diff --git a/debian/init b/debian/init
index bafbca1..5e5648c 100644
--- a/debian/init
+++ b/debian/init
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ start()
            mkdir /run/dnsmasq || return 2
            chown dnsmasq:nogroup /run/dnsmasq || return 2
         fi
-
+	[ -x /sbin/restorecon ] && /sbin/restorecon /run/dnsmasq
+	
 	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile /run/dnsmasq/$NAME.pid --exec $DAEMON --test > /dev/null || return 1
 	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile /run/dnsmasq/$NAME.pid --exec $DAEMON -- \
 		-x /run/dnsmasq/$NAME.pid \