diff --git a/virttest/utils_test/libvirt.py b/virttest/utils_test/libvirt.py
index 6e1fe5eb51..e1b694baad 100644
--- a/virttest/utils_test/libvirt.py
+++ b/virttest/utils_test/libvirt.py
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ def setup_or_cleanup_nfs(
                     '"setsebool virt_use_nfs on" to get '
                     "nfs access right."
                 )
+                process.run("setsebool virt_use_nfs on", shell=True)
         _nfs.setup()
         nfs_mount_info = (
             process.run("nfsstat -m", shell=True).stdout_text.strip().split(",")