diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
index df7834aa1b8f..5f2a0a07ceac 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ enum tpm_pcrs { TPM_PCR0 = 0, TPM_PCR8 = 8 };
 #define IMA_DIGEST_SIZE		SHA1_DIGEST_SIZE
 #define IMA_EVENT_NAME_LEN_MAX	255
 
-#define IMA_HASH_BITS 9
+#define IMA_HASH_BITS 10
 #define IMA_MEASURE_HTABLE_SIZE (1 << IMA_HASH_BITS)
 
 #define IMA_TEMPLATE_FIELD_ID_MAX_LEN	16
@@ -136,9 +136,10 @@ struct ima_h_table {
 };
 extern struct ima_h_table ima_htable;
 
-static inline unsigned long ima_hash_key(u8 *digest)
+static inline unsigned int ima_hash_key(u8 *digest)
 {
-	return hash_long(*digest, IMA_HASH_BITS);
+	/* there is no point in taking a hash of part of a digest */
+	return (digest[0] | digest[1] << 8) % IMA_MEASURE_HTABLE_SIZE;
 }
 
 enum ima_hooks {