diff --git a/checkpolicy/checkmodule.8 b/checkpolicy/checkmodule.8
index 1061a6f2..ed9efd4c 100644
--- a/checkpolicy/checkmodule.8
+++ b/checkpolicy/checkmodule.8
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 checkmodule \- SELinux policy module compiler
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B checkmodule
-.I "[\-h] [\-b] [\-c policy_version] [\-C] [\-E] [\-m] [\-M] [\-U handle_unknown] [\-V] [\-o output_file] [input_file]"
+.I "[\-h] [\-b] [\-c policy_version] [\-C] [\-E] [\-m] [\-M] [\-N] [\-U handle_unknown] [\-V] [\-o output_file] [input_file]"
 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
 This manual page describes the
 .BR checkmodule
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ Generate a non-base policy module.
 .B \-M,\-\-mls
 Enable the MLS/MCS support when checking and compiling the policy module.
 .TP
+.B \-N,\-\-disable-neverallow
+Do not check neverallow rules.
+.TP
 .B \-V,\-\-version
 Show policy versions created by this program.
 .TP
diff --git a/checkpolicy/checkmodule.c b/checkpolicy/checkmodule.c
index 3432608b..14e6c891 100644
--- a/checkpolicy/checkmodule.c
+++ b/checkpolicy/checkmodule.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ static int write_binary_policy(policydb_t * p, FILE *outfp)
 
 static __attribute__((__noreturn__)) void usage(const char *progname)
 {
-	printf("usage:  %s [-h] [-V] [-b] [-C] [-E] [-U handle_unknown] [-m] [-M] [-o FILE] [-c VERSION] [INPUT]\n", progname);
+	printf("usage:  %s [-h] [-V] [-b] [-C] [-E] [-U handle_unknown] [-m] [-M] [-N] [-o FILE] [-c VERSION] [INPUT]\n", progname);
 	printf("Build base and policy modules.\n");
 	printf("Options:\n");
 	printf("  INPUT      build module from INPUT (else read from \"%s\")\n",
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ static __attribute__((__noreturn__)) void usage(const char *progname)
 	printf("               allow: Allow unknown kernel checks\n");
 	printf("  -m         build a policy module instead of a base module\n");
 	printf("  -M         enable MLS policy\n");
+	printf("  -N         do not check neverallow rules\n");
 	printf("  -o FILE    write module to FILE (else just check syntax)\n");
 	printf("  -c VERSION build a policy module targeting a modular policy version (%d-%d)\n",
 	       MOD_POLICYDB_VERSION_MIN, MOD_POLICYDB_VERSION_MAX);
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ static __attribute__((__noreturn__)) void usage(const char *progname)
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	const char *file = txtfile, *outfile = NULL;
-	unsigned int binary = 0, cil = 0;
+	unsigned int binary = 0, cil = 0, disable_neverallow = 0;
 	int ch;
 	int show_version = 0;
 	policydb_t modpolicydb;
@@ -159,12 +160,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		{"version", no_argument, NULL, 'V'},
 		{"handle-unknown", required_argument, NULL, 'U'},
 		{"mls", no_argument, NULL, 'M'},
+		{"disable-neverallow", no_argument, NULL, 'N'},
 		{"cil", no_argument, NULL, 'C'},
 		{"werror", no_argument, NULL, 'E'},
 		{NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
 	};
 
-	while ((ch = getopt_long(argc, argv, "ho:bVEU:mMCc:", long_options, NULL)) != -1) {
+	while ((ch = getopt_long(argc, argv, "ho:bVEU:mMNCc:", long_options, NULL)) != -1) {
 		switch (ch) {
 		case 'h':
 			usage(argv[0]);
@@ -202,6 +204,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		case 'M':
 			mlspol = 1;
 			break;
+		case 'N':
+			disable_neverallow = 1;
+			break;
 		case 'C':
 			cil = 1;
 			break;
@@ -317,7 +322,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			fprintf(stderr, "%s:  link modules failed\n", argv[0]);
 			exit(1);
 		}
-		if (expand_module(NULL, &modpolicydb, &kernpolicydb, 0, 1)) {
+		if (expand_module(NULL, &modpolicydb, &kernpolicydb, /*verbose=*/0, !disable_neverallow)) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "%s:  expand module failed\n", argv[0]);
 			exit(1);
 		}
diff --git a/checkpolicy/checkpolicy.8 b/checkpolicy/checkpolicy.8
index 2984c238..c66e084b 100644
--- a/checkpolicy/checkpolicy.8
+++ b/checkpolicy/checkpolicy.8
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 checkpolicy \- SELinux policy compiler
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B checkpolicy
-.I "[\-b[F]] [\-C] [\-d] [\-U handle_unknown (allow,deny,reject)] [\-M] [\-c policyvers] [\-o output_file|\-] [\-S] [\-t target_platform (selinux,xen)] [\-O] [\-E] [\-V] [input_file]"
+.I "[\-b[F]] [\-C] [\-d] [\-U handle_unknown (allow,deny,reject)] [\-M] [\-N] [\-c policyvers] [\-o output_file|\-] [\-S] [\-t target_platform (selinux,xen)] [\-O] [\-E] [\-V] [input_file]"
 .br
 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
 This manual page describes the
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ Specify how the kernel should handle unknown classes or permissions (deny, allow
 .B \-M,\-\-mls
 Enable the MLS policy when checking and compiling the policy.
 .TP
+.B \-N,\-\-disable-neverallow
+Do not check neverallow rules.
+.TP
 .B \-c policyvers
 Specify the policy version, defaults to the latest.
 .TP
diff --git a/checkpolicy/checkpolicy.c b/checkpolicy/checkpolicy.c
index 2485142d..623ba8b2 100644
--- a/checkpolicy/checkpolicy.c
+++ b/checkpolicy/checkpolicy.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static __attribute__((__noreturn__)) void usage(const char *progname)
 {
 	printf
 	    ("usage:  %s [-b[F]] [-C] [-d] [-U handle_unknown (allow,deny,reject)] [-M] "
-	     "[-c policyvers (%d-%d)] [-o output_file|-] [-S] [-O] "
+	     "[-N] [-c policyvers (%d-%d)] [-o output_file|-] [-S] [-O] "
 	     "[-t target_platform (selinux,xen)] [-E] [-V] [input_file]\n",
 	     progname, POLICYDB_VERSION_MIN, POLICYDB_VERSION_MAX);
 	exit(1);
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	size_t scontext_len, pathlen;
 	unsigned int i;
 	unsigned int protocol, port;
-	unsigned int binary = 0, debug = 0, sort = 0, cil = 0, conf = 0, optimize = 0;
+	unsigned int binary = 0, debug = 0, sort = 0, cil = 0, conf = 0, optimize = 0, disable_neverallow = 0;
 	struct val_to_name v;
 	int ret, ch, fd, target = SEPOL_TARGET_SELINUX;
 	unsigned int nel, uret;
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		{"version", no_argument, NULL, 'V'},
 		{"handle-unknown", required_argument, NULL, 'U'},
 		{"mls", no_argument, NULL, 'M'},
+		{"disable-neverallow", no_argument, NULL, 'N'},
 		{"cil", no_argument, NULL, 'C'},
 		{"conf",no_argument, NULL, 'F'},
 		{"sort", no_argument, NULL, 'S'},
@@ -424,7 +425,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		{NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
 	};
 
-	while ((ch = getopt_long(argc, argv, "o:t:dbU:MCFSVc:OEh", long_options, NULL)) != -1) {
+	while ((ch = getopt_long(argc, argv, "o:t:dbU:MNCFSVc:OEh", long_options, NULL)) != -1) {
 		switch (ch) {
 		case 'o':
 			outfile = optarg;
@@ -473,6 +474,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		case 'M':
 			mlspol = 1;
 			break;
+		case 'N':
+			disable_neverallow = 1;
+			break;
 		case 'C':
 			cil = 1;
 			break;
@@ -630,7 +634,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 				fprintf(stderr, "%s:  policydb_init failed\n", argv[0]);
 				exit(1);
 			}
-			if (expand_module(NULL, policydbp, &policydb, 0, 1)) {
+			if (expand_module(NULL, policydbp, &policydb, /*verbose=*/0, !disable_neverallow)) {
 				fprintf(stderr, "Error while expanding policy\n");
 				exit(1);
 			}
