diff --git a/src/security/security_dac.c b/src/security/security_dac.c
index 79941f480a..ca7a6af6d4 100644
--- a/src/security/security_dac.c
+++ b/src/security/security_dac.c
@@ -1179,7 +1179,9 @@ virSecurityDACSetChardevLabel(virSecurityManagerPtr mgr,
     if (chr_seclabel && !chr_seclabel->relabel)
         return 0;
 
-    if (!chr_seclabel && chardevStdioLogd)
+    if (!chr_seclabel &&
+        dev_source->type == VIR_DOMAIN_CHR_TYPE_FILE &&
+        chardevStdioLogd)
         return 0;
 
     if (chr_seclabel && chr_seclabel->label) {
@@ -1261,7 +1263,9 @@ virSecurityDACRestoreChardevLabel(virSecurityManagerPtr mgr,
     if (chr_seclabel && !chr_seclabel->relabel)
         return 0;
 
-    if (!chr_seclabel && chardevStdioLogd)
+    if (!chr_seclabel &&
+        dev_source->type == VIR_DOMAIN_CHR_TYPE_FILE &&
+        chardevStdioLogd)
         return 0;
 
     switch ((virDomainChrType) dev_source->type) {
diff --git a/src/security/security_selinux.c b/src/security/security_selinux.c
index 26137f6d8d..2e3082b7a8 100644
--- a/src/security/security_selinux.c
+++ b/src/security/security_selinux.c
@@ -2199,7 +2199,9 @@ virSecuritySELinuxSetChardevLabel(virSecurityManagerPtr mgr,
     if (chr_seclabel && !chr_seclabel->relabel)
         return 0;
 
-    if (!chr_seclabel && chardevStdioLogd)
+    if (!chr_seclabel &&
+        dev_source->type == VIR_DOMAIN_CHR_TYPE_FILE &&
+        chardevStdioLogd)
         return 0;
 
     if (chr_seclabel)
@@ -2274,7 +2276,9 @@ virSecuritySELinuxRestoreChardevLabel(virSecurityManagerPtr mgr,
     if (chr_seclabel && !chr_seclabel->relabel)
         return 0;
 
-    if (!chr_seclabel && chardevStdioLogd)
+    if (!chr_seclabel &&
+        dev_source->type == VIR_DOMAIN_CHR_TYPE_FILE &&
+        chardevStdioLogd)
         return 0;
 
     switch (dev_source->type) {