diff --git a/policycoreutils/setfiles/setfiles.c b/policycoreutils/setfiles/setfiles.c
index 8f4f663..27d52b1 100644
--- a/policycoreutils/setfiles/setfiles.c
+++ b/policycoreutils/setfiles/setfiles.c
@@ -186,14 +186,17 @@ static void exclude_non_seclabel_mounts()
 
 		item = strtok(mount_info[3], ",");
 		while (item != NULL) {
+			if (strcmp(item, "ro") == 0) {
+				found = 0;
+				break;
+			}
 			if (strcmp(item, "seclabel") == 0) {
 				found = 1;
-				break;
 			}
 			item = strtok(NULL, ",");
 		}
 
-		/* exclude mount points without the seclabel option */
+		/* exclude ro mount points and those without the seclabel option */
 		if (!found)
 			add_exclude(mount_info[1]);
 	}