diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-core/uutils-coreutils/uutils-coreutils_0.8.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-core/uutils-coreutils/uutils-coreutils_0.8.0.bb
index 8b9b4dc199..99beb70104 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-core/uutils-coreutils/uutils-coreutils_0.8.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-core/uutils-coreutils/uutils-coreutils_0.8.0.bb
@@ -18,7 +18,17 @@ require ${BPN}-crates.inc
 PROVIDES = "coreutils"
 RPROVIDES:${PN} = "coreutils"
 
-PACKAGECONFIG ?= "${@bb.utils.filter('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'selinux systemd', d)}"
+PACKAGECONFIG ?= "${@bb.utils.filter('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'systemd', d)}"
+# This is required since uutils-coreutils uses selinux features that require clang-layer
+python __anonymous() {
+    if bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'selinux', True, False, d):
+        if bb.utils.contains('BBFILE_COLLECTIONS', 'clang-layer', True, False, d):
+            d.appendVar('PACKAGECONFIG', ' selinux')
+        else:
+            bb.warn("selinux is enabled but clang-layer is not in BBFILE_COLLECTIONS, "
+                "selinux support will be disabled. Add meta-clang to your bblayers.conf "
+                "if selinux support on uutils-coreutils is required.")
+}
 PACKAGECONFIG[selinux] = "--features feat_selinux,,clang-native libselinux-native libselinux"
 PACKAGECONFIG[systemd] = "--features feat_systemd_logind,,systemd"