diff --git a/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c b/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
index d18581d741e8..17a2df4d5eb9 100644
--- a/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
+++ b/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
@@ -2161,6 +2161,12 @@ static int __init init_sel_fs(void)
 		selinux_null.dentry = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Try to pre-allocate the status page, so the sequence number of the
+	 * initial policy load can be stored.
+	 */
+	(void) selinux_kernel_status_page();
+
 	return err;
 }