diff --git a/src/libs/kata-types/src/config/hypervisor/mod.rs b/src/libs/kata-types/src/config/hypervisor/mod.rs
index f5fff4ba06..d9bf095f5c 100644
--- a/src/libs/kata-types/src/config/hypervisor/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libs/kata-types/src/config/hypervisor/mod.rs
@@ -1133,6 +1133,14 @@ pub struct Hypervisor {
     /// Vendor customized runtime configuration.
     #[serde(default, flatten)]
     pub vendor: HypervisorVendor,
+
+    /// Disable applying SELinux on the container process.
+    #[serde(default = "yes")]
+    pub disable_guest_selinux: bool,
+}
+
+fn yes() -> bool {
+    true
 }
 
 impl Hypervisor {