diff --git a/roles/gitlab_runner/defaults/main.yml b/roles/gitlab_runner/defaults/main.yml
index 452380f..1cd5504 100644
--- a/roles/gitlab_runner/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/gitlab_runner/defaults/main.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ gitlabrunner_image_variant: "alpine-{{ gitlabrunner_image_version }}"
 # Extra paths that should be created (eg. to be mounted in the container)
 gitlabrunner_extra_paths: []
 
+# Enable or disable selinux handling
+gitlabrunner_selinux_enabled: true
+
 # Should the docker socket be mounted to the gitlab runner (usually needed for the docker executor)
 gitlabrunner_mount_docker_socket: false
 
diff --git a/roles/gitlab_runner/tasks/main.yml b/roles/gitlab_runner/tasks/main.yml
index 98f4b89..bdf7c9c 100644
--- a/roles/gitlab_runner/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/gitlab_runner/tasks/main.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
   with_items:
     - "{{ gitlabrunner_config_location }}"
     - "{{ gitlabrunner_extra_paths }}"
+  when:
+    - gitlabrunner_selinux_enabled
   become: true
 
 - name: Create install directory