diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/default.nix
index 87dce9841e2c..2e96eb573813 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/default.nix
@@ -47,12 +47,15 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   prePatch = "patchShebangs .";
 
+  patches = stdenv.lib.optional (!useSELinux) ./enable_seccomp.patch;
+
   gypFlags = mkGypFlags ({
     linux_use_gold_binary = false;
     linux_use_gold_flags = false;
     proprietary_codecs = false;
     use_gnome_keyring = gnomeKeyringSupport;
     disable_nacl = !naclSupport;
+    selinux = useSELinux;
     use_cups = false;
   } // stdenv.lib.optionalAttrs (stdenv.system == "x86_64-linux") {
     target_arch = "x64";
@@ -95,7 +98,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   in "CC=\"${CC}\" CXX=\"${CXX}\" CC.host=\"${CC}\" CXX.host=\"${CXX}\" LINK.host=\"${CXX}\"";
 
   buildPhase = ''
-    make ${extraBuildFlags} BUILDTYPE=${buildType} library=shared_library chrome chrome_sandbox
+    make ${extraBuildFlags} BUILDTYPE=${buildType} library=shared_library chrome
   '';
 
   installPhase = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/enable_seccomp.patch b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/enable_seccomp.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..edeee37f19ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/enable_seccomp.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+diff --git a/content/common/seccomp_sandbox.h b/content/common/seccomp_sandbox.h
+index a07d6f3..a622a35 100644
+--- a/content/common/seccomp_sandbox.h
++++ b/content/common/seccomp_sandbox.h
+@@ -29,15 +29,9 @@ static bool SeccompSandboxEnabled() {
+   // TODO(evan): turn on for release too once we've flushed out all the bugs,
+   // allowing us to delete this file entirely and just rely on the "disabled"
+   // switch.
+-#ifdef NDEBUG
+-  // Off by default; allow turning on with a switch.
+-  return CommandLine::ForCurrentProcess()->HasSwitch(
+-      switches::kEnableSeccompSandbox);
+-#else
+   // On by default; allow turning off with a switch.
+   return !CommandLine::ForCurrentProcess()->HasSwitch(
+       switches::kDisableSeccompSandbox);
+-#endif  // NDEBUG
+ }
+ #endif  // SECCOMP_SANDBOX
+