Index: cloud-init-0.7.2/cloudinit/util.py
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--- cloud-init-0.7.2.orig/cloudinit/util.py
+++ cloud-init-0.7.2/cloudinit/util.py
@@ -161,13 +161,13 @@ class SeLinuxGuard(object):
         self.recursive = recursive
 
     def __enter__(self):
-        if self.selinux:
+        if self.selinux and self.selinux.is_selinux_enabled():
             return True
         else:
             return False
 
     def __exit__(self, excp_type, excp_value, excp_traceback):
-        if self.selinux:
+        if self.selinux and self.selinux.is_selinux_enabled():
             path = os.path.realpath(os.path.expanduser(self.path))
             do_restore = False
             try: