diff --git a/usr.bin/ssh-copy-id/ssh-copy-id.sh b/usr.bin/ssh-copy-id/ssh-copy-id.sh
index 789fbe62b882..e16cfaa8456a 100755
--- a/usr.bin/ssh-copy-id/ssh-copy-id.sh
+++ b/usr.bin/ssh-copy-id/ssh-copy-id.sh
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ sendkey() {
 				printf "$alg $key $comment\n" >> "$keyfile" ; \
 			fi ; \
 		done \
+		if [ -x /sbin/restorecon ]; then \
+			/sbin/restorecon -F "$HOME/.ssh/" "$keyfile" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true ; \
+		fi
 	'\' 
 }