diff --git a/src/ceph-disk/ceph_disk/main.py b/src/ceph-disk/ceph_disk/main.py
index 239bc50655f3c..3593076a9d811 100755
--- a/src/ceph-disk/ceph_disk/main.py
+++ b/src/ceph-disk/ceph_disk/main.py
@@ -3267,8 +3267,9 @@ def activate(
                 init = init_get()
 
         LOG.debug('Marking with init system %s', init)
-        with file(os.path.join(path, init), 'w'):
-            pass
+        init_path = os.path.join(path, init)
+        with file(init_path, 'w'):
+            path_set_context(init_path)
 
     # remove markers for others, just in case.
     for other in INIT_SYSTEMS: