diff --git a/run_tests.sh b/run_tests.sh
index ee7c47fac..b6d602d5e 100755
--- a/run_tests.sh
+++ b/run_tests.sh
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ elif is_fedora; then
     $SUDO service auditd start
 
     # SElinux in permissive mode so later we can catch alerts
-    $SUDO setenforce 0
+    $SUDO selinuxenabled && $SUDO setenforce 0
 fi
 
 PUPPET_ARGS="${PUPPET_ARGS} --detailed-exitcodes --color=false --test --trace"