diff --git a/playbooks/ansible/roles/samba.setup/tasks/gpfs/main.yml b/playbooks/ansible/roles/samba.setup/tasks/gpfs/main.yml
index ed97d539..13790017 100644
--- a/playbooks/ansible/roles/samba.setup/tasks/gpfs/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/ansible/roles/samba.setup/tasks/gpfs/main.yml
@@ -1 +1,12 @@
 ---
+- name: Run smbd unconfined
+  when: config.be.variant == 'vfs'
+  block:
+    - name: Configure SElinux context for smbd
+      sefcontext:
+        target: /usr/sbin/smbd
+        setype: bin_t
+        state: present
+
+    - name: Restore SElinux context
+      command: restorecon /usr/sbin/smbd
diff --git a/playbooks/ansible/roles/sit.gpfs/templates/smb_share.conf.j2 b/playbooks/ansible/roles/sit.gpfs/templates/smb_share.conf.j2
index 2e38cdc9..830ed8fa 100644
--- a/playbooks/ansible/roles/sit.gpfs/templates/smb_share.conf.j2
+++ b/playbooks/ansible/roles/sit.gpfs/templates/smb_share.conf.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [{{ name }}-{{ config.be.name }}-{{ config.be.variant }}]
 comment = Volume '{{ name }}' from {{ config.be.name }}({{ config.be.variant }})
-vfs objects = acl_xattr
+vfs objects = acl_xattr {%- if config.be.variant == 'vfs' %} gpfs{% endif +%}
 path = {{ path }}
 read only = no
 {%- for option, value in volume.samba.options.items() | default([]) +%}