diff --git a/security/selinux/ss/services.c b/security/selinux/ss/services.c
index 338af05e06fa..c9c031e3d1ae 100644
--- a/security/selinux/ss/services.c
+++ b/security/selinux/ss/services.c
@@ -867,6 +867,9 @@ 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;