diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS

index e9335f0..e762b2d 100644

--- a/NEWS

+++ b/NEWS

@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@ GNU sed NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-

 GNU sed NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-

+ 

+  sed -i now creates selinux context based on the context of the symlink

+  instead of the symlink target. [Bug present since at least sed-4.2]

+  sed -i --follow-symlinks remains unchanged.

+

 * Noteworthy changes in release 4.4 (2017-02-03) [stable]

diff --git a/sed/execute.c b/sed/execute.c

index 1843392..453886e 100644

--- a/sed/execute.c

+++ b/sed/execute.c

@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ open_next_file(const char *name, struct input *input)

       if (is_selinux_enabled () > 0)

         {

           security_context_t con;

-          if (getfilecon (input->in_file_name, &con) != -1)

+          if (lgetfilecon (input->in_file_name, &con) != -1)

             {

               /* Save and restore the old context for the sake of w and W

                  commands.  */

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