diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 11912557ff..ec72d9dd3a 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -2966,6 +2966,9 @@ qemuDomainSaveMemory(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
     if (fd < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
+    if (virSecurityManagerSetImageFDLabel(driver->securityManager, vm->def, fd) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
     if (!(wrapperFd = virFileWrapperFdNew(&fd, path, wrapperFlags)))
         goto cleanup;