diff --git a/net-dns/knot-resolver/knot-resolver-5.7.5.ebuild b/net-dns/knot-resolver/knot-resolver-5.7.5.ebuild
index 60a7c1d65a43a..189eccc7b551b 100644
--- a/net-dns/knot-resolver/knot-resolver-5.7.5.ebuild
+++ b/net-dns/knot-resolver/knot-resolver-5.7.5.ebuild
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ LICENSE="Apache-2.0 BSD CC0-1.0 GPL-3+ LGPL-2.1+ MIT"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="amd64"
 
-IUSE="caps dnstap jemalloc kresc nghttp2 systemd test xdp"
+IUSE="caps dnstap jemalloc kresc nghttp2 selinux systemd test xdp"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 REQUIRED_USE="${LUA_REQUIRED_USE}"
 
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 	jemalloc? ( dev-libs/jemalloc:= )
 	kresc? ( dev-libs/libedit )
 	nghttp2? ( net-libs/nghttp2:= )
+	selinux? ( sec-policy/selinux-knot )
 	systemd? ( sys-apps/systemd:= )
 "
 DEPEND="
diff --git a/net-dns/knot-resolver/knot-resolver-6.0.12.ebuild b/net-dns/knot-resolver/knot-resolver-6.0.12.ebuild
index f57391afdbcb5..141313af3b0ae 100644
--- a/net-dns/knot-resolver/knot-resolver-6.0.12.ebuild
+++ b/net-dns/knot-resolver/knot-resolver-6.0.12.ebuild
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ LICENSE="Apache-2.0 BSD CC0-1.0 GPL-3+ LGPL-2.1+ MIT"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64"
 
-IUSE="caps dnstap jemalloc +manager nghttp2 systemd test xdp"
+IUSE="caps dnstap jemalloc +manager nghttp2 selinux systemd test xdp"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 REQUIRED_USE="
 	${LUA_REQUIRED_USE}
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 		')
 	)
 	nghttp2? ( net-libs/nghttp2:= )
+	selinux? ( sec-policy/selinux-knot )
 	systemd? ( sys-apps/systemd:= )
 "
 DEPEND="