diff --git a/lib/main_common.pm b/lib/main_common.pm
index 5a3e2c240171..540e02d739ef 100644
--- a/lib/main_common.pm
+++ b/lib/main_common.pm
@@ -1100,8 +1100,8 @@ sub load_inst_tests {
         loadtest "installation/resolve_dependency_issues" unless (get_var("DEPENDENCY_RESOLVER_FLAG") || get_var('KERNEL_64KB_PAGE_SIZE'));
         loadtest "installation/installation_overview";
         # On Xen PV we don't have GRUB on VNC
-        # SELinux relabel reboots, so grub needs to timeout
-        set_var('KEEP_GRUB_TIMEOUT', 1) if check_var('VIRSH_VMM_TYPE', 'linux') || get_var('SELINUX');
+        # SELinux relabel reboots on SLE <16 and Leap <16.0, so grub needs to timeout
+        set_var('KEEP_GRUB_TIMEOUT', 1) if check_var('VIRSH_VMM_TYPE', 'linux') || (get_var('SELINUX') && (is_sle('<16') || is_leap('<16.0')));
         loadtest "installation/disable_grub_timeout" unless get_var('KEEP_GRUB_TIMEOUT');
         if (check_var('VIDEOMODE', 'text') && is_ipmi) {
             loadtest "installation/disable_grub_graphics";