diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_security_dac.c b/src/qemu/qemu_security_dac.c
index 6911f4874a..1883fbecd8 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_security_dac.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_security_dac.c
@@ -332,6 +332,15 @@ qemuSecurityDACRestoreSecurityAllLabel(virDomainObjPtr vm)
                                                      vm->def->disks[i]) < 0)
             rc = -1;
     }
+
+    if (vm->def->os.kernel &&
+        qemuSecurityDACRestoreSecurityFileLabel(vm->def->os.kernel) < 0)
+        rc = -1;
+
+    if (vm->def->os.initrd &&
+        qemuSecurityDACRestoreSecurityFileLabel(vm->def->os.initrd) < 0)
+        rc = -1;
+
     return rc;
 }
 
@@ -356,6 +365,18 @@ qemuSecurityDACSetSecurityAllLabel(virDomainObjPtr vm)
             return -1;
     }
 
+    if (vm->def->os.kernel &&
+        qemuSecurityDACSetOwnership(vm->def->os.kernel,
+                                    driver->user,
+                                    driver->group) < 0)
+        return -1;
+
+    if (vm->def->os.initrd &&
+        qemuSecurityDACSetOwnership(vm->def->os.initrd,
+                                    driver->user,
+                                    driver->group) < 0)
+        return -1;
+
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/security/security_selinux.c b/src/security/security_selinux.c
index b2c85815c3..975b31524b 100644
--- a/src/security/security_selinux.c
+++ b/src/security/security_selinux.c
@@ -616,6 +616,14 @@ SELinuxRestoreSecurityAllLabel(virDomainObjPtr vm)
             rc = -1;
     }
 
+    if (vm->def->os.kernel &&
+        SELinuxRestoreSecurityFileLabel(vm->def->os.kernel) < 0)
+        rc = -1;
+
+    if (vm->def->os.initrd &&
+        SELinuxRestoreSecurityFileLabel(vm->def->os.initrd) < 0)
+        rc = -1;
+
     return rc;
 }
 
@@ -736,6 +744,14 @@ SELinuxSetSecurityAllLabel(virDomainObjPtr vm)
             return -1;
     }
 
+    if (vm->def->os.kernel &&
+        SELinuxSetFilecon(vm->def->os.kernel, default_content_context) < 0)
+        return -1;
+
+    if (vm->def->os.initrd &&
+        SELinuxSetFilecon(vm->def->os.initrd, default_content_context) < 0)
+        return -1;
+
     return 0;
 }