diff --git a/udev_selinux.c b/udev_selinux.c
index 6ec359edd4..f014ea5535 100644
--- a/udev_selinux.c
+++ b/udev_selinux.c
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ void selinux_init(void)
 	 * restoration creation purposes.
 	 */
 	if (is_selinux_running()) {
+		matchpathcon_init_prefix(NULL, "/dev");
 		if (getfscreatecon(&prev_scontext) < 0) {
 			err("getfscreatecon failed\n");
 			prev_scontext = NULL;