diff --git a/sys/security/mac_mls/mac_mls.c b/sys/security/mac_mls/mac_mls.c
index b0f2a61fb90c..7660b65cfa8c 100644
--- a/sys/security/mac_mls/mac_mls.c
+++ b/sys/security/mac_mls/mac_mls.c
@@ -2416,7 +2416,7 @@ mac_mls_check_vnode_link(struct ucred *cred, struct vnode *dvp,
 	if (!mac_mls_dominate_effective(obj, subj))
 		return (EACCES);
 
-	obj = SLOT(dvplabel);
+	obj = SLOT(vplabel);
 	if (!mac_mls_dominate_effective(obj, subj))
 		return (EACCES);