diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 7ef592dc79..8c5fd97023 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -961,11 +961,16 @@ EOF
 
 # --- write systemd or openrc service file ---
 create_service_file() {
-    [ "${HAS_SYSTEMD}" = true ] && create_systemd_service_file
+    [ "${HAS_SYSTEMD}" = true ] && create_systemd_service_file && restore_systemd_service_file_context
     [ "${HAS_OPENRC}" = true ] && create_openrc_service_file
     return 0
 }
 
+restore_systemd_service_file_context() {
+    restorecon -R -i ${FILE_K3S_SERVICE} || true
+    restorecon -R -i ${FILE_K3S_ENV} || true
+}
+
 # --- get hashes of the current k3s bin and service files
 get_installed_hashes() {
     $SUDO sha256sum ${BIN_DIR}/k3s ${FILE_K3S_SERVICE} ${FILE_K3S_ENV} 2>&1 || true
diff --git a/install.sh.sha256sum b/install.sh.sha256sum
index 6d5c29c3ca..d1e105edc1 100644
--- a/install.sh.sha256sum
+++ b/install.sh.sha256sum
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3798b669b3ede25b2d3bfb9039a744604efb3681a351b2c1e0b01b7b05f0a434  install.sh
+ff8b7b4028299c878180c1288efa73205c54c7c3fbc2d313fcc666374526d221  install.sh