diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 9af40e22be..98499272d7 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -275,6 +275,12 @@ can_skip_download() {
     fi
 }
 
+can_skip_selinux_download() {                                                        
+    if [ "${INSTALL_K3S_SKIP_DOWNLOAD}" != true ] && [ "${INSTALL_K3S_SKIP_DOWNLOAD}" != "selinux" ]; then 
+        return 1                                                                     
+    fi                                                                               
+}  
+
 # --- verify an executable k3s binary is installed ---
 verify_k3s_is_executable() {
     if [ ! -x ${BIN_DIR}/k3s ]; then
@@ -483,7 +489,7 @@ setup_selinux() {
     ${package_installer} install -y https://${rpm_site}/k3s/${rpm_channel}/common/${rpm_site_infix}/noarch/k3s-selinux-0.4-1.${rpm_target}.noarch.rpm
 "
 
-    if [ "$INSTALL_K3S_SKIP_SELINUX_RPM" = true ] || [ ! -d /usr/share/selinux ]; then
+    if [ "$INSTALL_K3S_SKIP_SELINUX_RPM" = true ] || can_skip_selinux_download || [ ! -d /usr/share/selinux ]; then
         info "Skipping installation of SELinux RPM"
     elif  [ "${ID_LIKE:-}" != coreos ] && [ "${VARIANT_ID:-}" != coreos ]; then
         install_selinux_rpm ${rpm_site} ${rpm_channel} ${rpm_target} ${rpm_site_infix}