diff --git a/build_c6_live.sh b/build_c6_live.sh
index b27376c..5100c4e 100755
--- a/build_c6_live.sh
+++ b/build_c6_live.sh
@@ -76,9 +76,20 @@ do
 done
 
 cd `dirname $0`
-setenforce 0
+
+# checking selinux state on the machine, needed to go to Permissive for the livecd-tool to work
+isSelinuxOn=`/usr/sbin/getenforce`
+if [ "$isSelinuxOn" = "Enforcing" ] ;then
+	/usr/sbin/setenforce 0
+fi
+
 /bin/cp ks/centos6-live${media}-desktop.cfg /tmp/
 sed -i s#REPOPATH#$repopath#g /tmp/centos6-live${media}-desktop.cfg
 setarch $arch livecd-creator -c /tmp/centos6-live${media}-desktop.cfg -f "CentOS-6-${arch}-Live${media}" 
-setenforce 1
+
+if [ "$isSelinuxOn" = "Enforcing" ] ;then
+        /usr/sbin/setenforce 1
+fi
+
+