diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.c
index 20e66291ca99..5155c343406e 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.c
@@ -298,8 +298,11 @@ static int ima_calc_file_hash_atfm(struct file *file,
 		rbuf_len = min_t(loff_t, i_size - offset, rbuf_size[active]);
 		rc = integrity_kernel_read(file, offset, rbuf[active],
 					   rbuf_len);
-		if (rc != rbuf_len)
+		if (rc != rbuf_len) {
+			if (rc >= 0)
+				rc = -EINVAL;
 			goto out3;
+		}
 
 		if (rbuf[1] && offset) {
 			/* Using two buffers, and it is not the first