diff --git a/SOURCES/0006-libselinux-Close-old-selabel-handle-when-setting-a-n.patch b/SOURCES/0006-libselinux-Close-old-selabel-handle-when-setting-a-n.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abfeb08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/0006-libselinux-Close-old-selabel-handle-when-setting-a-n.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+From 6c2adcc23145bfff9f607fb00fa8c3597dd0435f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: James Carter <jwcart2@gmail.com>
+Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:58:27 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] libselinux: Close old selabel handle when setting a new one
+Content-type: text/plain
+
+In selinux_restorecon_set_sehandle(), close the old selabel handle
+(if it exists) before setting the new one.
+
+Signed-off-by: James Carter <jwcart2@gmail.com>
+---
+ libselinux/src/selinux_restorecon.c | 4 ++++
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/libselinux/src/selinux_restorecon.c b/libselinux/src/selinux_restorecon.c
+index 111b89aa8dc9..1664514ac9e6 100644
+--- a/libselinux/src/selinux_restorecon.c
++++ b/libselinux/src/selinux_restorecon.c
+@@ -1365,6 +1365,10 @@ void selinux_restorecon_set_sehandle(struct selabel_handle *hndl)
+ 	unsigned char *fc_digest;
+ 	size_t num_specfiles, fc_digest_len;
+ 
++	if (fc_sehandle) {
++		selabel_close(fc_sehandle);
++	}
++
+ 	fc_sehandle = hndl;
+ 	if (!fc_sehandle)
+ 		return;
+-- 
+2.48.1
+
diff --git a/SPECS/libselinux.spec b/SPECS/libselinux.spec
index ebf1773..76e067a 100644
--- a/SPECS/libselinux.spec
+++ b/SPECS/libselinux.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Summary: SELinux library and simple utilities
 Name: libselinux
 Version: 3.6
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 License: Public Domain
 # https://github.com/SELinuxProject/selinux/wiki/Releases
 Source0: https://github.com/SELinuxProject/selinux/releases/download/3.6/libselinux-3.6.tar.gz
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Patch0002: 0002-Revert-Do-not-automatically-install-Russian-translat.patch
 Patch0003: 0003-Revert-libselinux-Remove-the-Russian-translations.patch
 Patch0004: 0004-Revert-libselinux-Remove-the-Russian-translations.patch
 Patch0005: 0005-libselinux-restorecon-Include-selinux-label.h.patch
+Patch0006: 0006-libselinux-Close-old-selabel-handle-when-setting-a-n.patch
 # Patch list end
 BuildRequires: gcc make
 BuildRequires: ruby-devel ruby libsepol-static >= %{libsepolver} swig pcre2-devel xz-devel
@@ -219,6 +220,9 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man8/togglesebool*
 %{ruby_vendorarchdir}/selinux.so
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jan 28 2025 Petr Lautrbach <lautrbach@redhat.com> - 3.6-3
+- Close old selabel handle when setting a new one (RHEL-76472)
+
 * Tue Aug 06 2024 Vit Mojzis <vmojzis@redhat.com> - 3.6-2
 - restorecon: Include <selinux/label.h> (RHEL-50821, RHEL-54385)