diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 6ef75d0b184fb6cf45c5f38466d9adf6f2b92a7e..2a277a505776db7405375ec43e6fd826735b13db 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -3428,8 +3428,10 @@ static int qemudStartVMDaemon(virConnectPtr conn,
     DEBUG0("Generating setting domain security labels (if required)");
     if (driver->securityDriver &&
         driver->securityDriver->domainSetSecurityAllLabel &&
-        driver->securityDriver->domainSetSecurityAllLabel(vm, stdin_path) < 0)
-        goto cleanup;
+        driver->securityDriver->domainSetSecurityAllLabel(vm, stdin_path) < 0) {
+        if (virStorageFileIsSharedFS(stdin_path) != 1)
+            goto cleanup;
+    }
 
     /* Ensure no historical cgroup for this VM is lying around bogus
      * settings */