diff --git a/internal/integration/api/selinux.go b/internal/integration/api/selinux.go
index 1073d17477..aead61b02d 100644
--- a/internal/integration/api/selinux.go
+++ b/internal/integration/api/selinux.go
@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@ func (suite *SELinuxSuite) checkFileLabels(nodes []string, expectedLabels map[st
 			suite.T().Skip("skipping SELinux test since SELinux is disabled")
 		}
 
+		// TODO: do not skip the test if system extensions are enabled
+		if suite.ExtensionsQEMU || suite.ExtensionsNvidia {
+			suite.T().Skip("skipping SELinux test since system extensions are enabled")
+		}
+
 		// We should check both folders and their contents for proper labels
 		for _, dir := range []bool{true, false} {
 			for path, label := range expectedLabels {
@@ -173,14 +178,14 @@ func (suite *SELinuxSuite) checkFileLabels(nodes []string, expectedLabels map[st
 						return nil
 					}
 
-					suite.Require().NotNil(info.Xattrs)
+					suite.Require().NotNil(info.Xattrs, "no xattrs for %s", info.Name)
 
 					found := false
 
 					for _, l := range info.Xattrs {
 						if l.Name == "security.selinux" {
 							got := string(bytes.Trim(l.Data, "\x00\n"))
-							suite.Require().Contains(got, label, "expected %s to have label %s, got %s", path, label, got)
+							suite.Require().Contains(got, label, "expected %s to have label %s, got %s", info.Name, label, got)
 
 							found = true
 
@@ -188,15 +193,15 @@ func (suite *SELinuxSuite) checkFileLabels(nodes []string, expectedLabels map[st
 						}
 					}
 
-					suite.Require().True(found)
+					suite.Require().True(found, "could not find security.selinux xattr for %s", info.Name)
 
 					return nil
 				})
 
 				if allowMissing {
 					if err != nil {
-						suite.Require().Contains(err.Error(), "lstat")
-						suite.Require().Contains(err.Error(), "no such file or directory")
+						suite.Require().Contains(err.Error(), "lstat", "expected error to be due to missing file %s", path)
+						suite.Require().Contains(err.Error(), "no such file or directory", "expected error to be due to missing file %s", path)
 					}
 				} else {
 					suite.Require().NoError(err)