diff --git a/security/selinux/ss/services.c b/security/selinux/ss/services.c
index 6f41e0443349..db7eff3573a9 100644
--- a/security/selinux/ss/services.c
+++ b/security/selinux/ss/services.c
@@ -860,6 +860,9 @@ int security_bounded_transition(u32 old_sid, u32 new_sid)
 	int index;
 	int rc;
 
+	if (!ss_initialized)
+		return 0;
+
 	read_lock(&policy_rwlock);
 
 	rc = -EINVAL;