diff --git a/tasks/rhel7stig/lsm.yml b/tasks/rhel7stig/lsm.yml
index bd558a4d..d356a6d4 100644
--- a/tasks/rhel7stig/lsm.yml
+++ b/tasks/rhel7stig/lsm.yml
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
   check_mode: no
   when:
     - ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
+    - ansible_selinux.status is defined
     - ansible_selinux.status != 'disabled'
   tags:
     - lsm