diff --git a/util/build-gnu.sh b/util/build-gnu.sh
index 75dfdb035..681ec5b07 100755
--- a/util/build-gnu.sh
+++ b/util/build-gnu.sh
@@ -132,10 +132,7 @@ cd -
 
 # Pass the feature flags to make, which will pass them to cargo
 "${MAKE}" PROFILE="${UU_MAKE_PROFILE}" CARGOFLAGS="${CARGO_FEATURE_FLAGS}"
-touch g
-echo "stat with selinux support"
-./target/debug/stat -c%C g || true
-rm g
+[ ${SELINUX_ENABLED} = 1 ] && touch g && echo "stat with selinux support" && "${UU_MAKE_PROFILE}"/stat -c%C g && rm g
 
 cp "${UU_BUILD_DIR}/install" "${UU_BUILD_DIR}/ginstall" # The GNU tests rename this script before running, to avoid confusion with the make target
 # Create *sum binaries