$ git diff
diff --git a/eclass/selinux-policy-2.eclass b/eclass/selinux-policy-2.eclass
index 0d735101b624..feae73211e50 100644
--- a/eclass/selinux-policy-2.eclass
+++ b/eclass/selinux-policy-2.eclass
@@ -398,19 +398,22 @@ selinux-policy-2_pkg_postinst() {
 
 	# Don't relabel when cross compiling
 	if [[ -z ${ROOT} ]]; then
+		local status
 		# Relabel depending packages
 		local PKGSET=()
 		if [[ -x /usr/bin/qdepends ]]; then
 			PKGSET=( $(/usr/bin/qdepends -CiqqrF '=%[CATEGORY]%[PN]%[SLOT]' -Q "${CATEGORY}/${PN}" | grep -v 'sec-policy/selinux-') )
-			if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
-				ewarn "Failed to calculate reverse dependencies for policy: qdepends returned ${?}."
+			status=$?
+			if [[ $status -ne 0 ]]; then
+				ewarn "Failed to calculate reverse dependencies for policy: qdepends returned ${status}."
 				ewarn "Skipping package file relabelling..."
 				return
 			fi
 		elif [[ -x /usr/bin/equery ]]; then
 			PKGSET=( $(/usr/bin/equery -Cq depends "${CATEGORY}/${PN}" | grep -v 'sec-policy/selinux-') )
-			if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
-				ewarn "Failed to calculate reverse dependencies for policy: equery returned ${?}."
+			status=$?
+			if [[ $status -ne 0 ]]; then
+				ewarn "Failed to calculate reverse dependencies for policy: equery returned ${status}."
 				ewarn "Skipping package file relabelling..."
 				return
 			fi