diff --git a/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs b/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs
index b5b1d6df2cf..493b95ac601 100644
--- a/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs
+++ b/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs
@@ -1987,11 +1987,7 @@ impl PathData {
             None => OnceCell::new(),
         };
 
-        let security_context = if config.context {
-            get_security_context(config, &p_buf, must_dereference)
-        } else {
-            String::new()
-        };
+        let security_context = get_security_context(config, &p_buf, must_dereference);
 
         Self {
             md: OnceCell::new(),
@@ -2850,7 +2846,7 @@ fn display_item_long(
         #[cfg(all(unix, not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "macos"))))]
         let is_acl_set = has_acl(item.display_name.as_os_str());
         output_display.extend(display_permissions(md, true).as_bytes());
-        if item.security_context.len() > 1 {
+        if !item.security_context.is_empty() {
             // GNU `ls` uses a "." character to indicate a file with a security context,
             // but not other alternate access method.
             output_display.extend(b".");
@@ -2980,7 +2976,7 @@ fn display_item_long(
 
         output_display.extend(leading_char.as_bytes());
         output_display.extend(b"?????????");
-        if item.security_context.len() > 1 {
+        if !item.security_context.is_empty() {
             // GNU `ls` uses a "." character to indicate a file with a security context,
             // but not other alternate access method.
             output_display.extend(b".");
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs b/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs
index f943bc131c7..b551a34b070 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs
@@ -4150,6 +4150,22 @@ fn test_ls_dangling_symlinks() {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+#[cfg(feature = "feat_selinux")]
+fn test_ls_with_selinux_ext() {
+    if !uucore::selinux::is_selinux_enabled() {
+        println!("test skipped: Kernel has no support for SElinux context");
+        return;
+    }
+    let scene = TestScenario::new(util_name!());
+    let at = &scene.fixtures;
+    at.touch("foo");
+
+    let result = scene.ucmd().args(&["-l", "foo"]).succeeds();
+    let line: Vec<_> = result.stdout_str().split(' ').collect();
+    assert!(line[0].ends_with('.'));
+}
+
 #[test]
 #[cfg(feature = "feat_selinux")]
 fn test_ls_context1() {
@@ -5344,7 +5360,11 @@ fn test_acl_display() {
     // ...
     // drwxr-xr-x+  2 user group   40 Apr 21 12:44 with_acl
     // drwxr-xr-x  2 user group   40 Apr 21 12:44 without_acl
-    let re_with_acl = Regex::new(r"[a-z-]*\+ .*with_acl").unwrap();
+    let re_with_acl = if uucore::selinux::is_selinux_enabled() {
+        Regex::new(r"[a-z-]*\. .*with_acl").unwrap()
+    } else {
+        Regex::new(r"[a-z-]*\+ .*with_acl").unwrap()
+    };
     let re_without_acl = Regex::new(r"[a-z-]* .*without_acl").unwrap();
 
     scene