diff --git a/package/iptables/iptables.mk b/package/iptables/iptables.mk
index f83165edb9..60b91efb3b 100644
--- a/package/iptables/iptables.mk
+++ b/package/iptables/iptables.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ IPTABLES_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBNETFILTER_CONNTRACK),libnetfilter_conntrack)
 IPTABLES_LICENSE = GPL-2.0
 IPTABLES_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+IPTABLES_SELINUX_MODULES = iptables
+
 # Building static causes ugly warnings on some plugins
 IPTABLES_CONF_OPTS = --libexecdir=/usr/lib --with-kernel=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr \
 	$(if $(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),,--disable-static)