diff --git a/run-as/Android.mk b/run-as/Android.mk
index 043cc3a..a8f2885 100644
--- a/run-as/Android.mk
+++ b/run-as/Android.mk
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES:= run-as.c package.c
 
+LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libselinux
+
 LOCAL_MODULE:= run-as
 
 include $(BUILD_EXECUTABLE)
diff --git a/run-as/run-as.c b/run-as/run-as.c
index 20e1530..9eb09ae 100644
--- a/run-as/run-as.c
+++ b/run-as/run-as.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
+#include <selinux/android.h>
 #include <private/android_filesystem_config.h>
 #include "package.h"
 
@@ -162,6 +163,11 @@
         return 1;
     }
 
+    if (selinux_android_setcontext(uid, 0, NULL, pkgname) < 0) {
+        panic("Could not set SELinux security context:  %s\n", strerror(errno));
+        return 1;
+    }
+
     /* User specified command for exec. */
     if (argc >= 3 ) {
         if (execvp(argv[2], argv+2) < 0) {