diff --git a/openbsd-compat/port-linux.c b/openbsd-compat/port-linux.c

index 22ea8ef..2660085 100644

--- a/openbsd-compat/port-linux.c

+++ b/openbsd-compat/port-linux.c

@@ -116,7 +116,11 @@ ssh_selinux_setup_pty(char *pwname, const char *tty)

 	debug3("%s: setting TTY context on %s", __func__, tty);

-	user_ctx = ssh_selinux_getctxbyname(pwname);

+	if (getexeccon(&user_ctx) != 0) {

+		error("%s: getexeccon: %s", __func__, strerror(errno));

+		goto out;

+	}

+

 	/* XXX: should these calls fatal() upon failure in enforcing mode? */