diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
index 19014293f927..8da7c91b725d 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@ int ima_appraise_measurement(int func, struct integrity_iint_cache *iint,
 		if (opened & FILE_CREATED)
 			iint->flags |= IMA_NEW_FILE;
 		if ((iint->flags & IMA_NEW_FILE) &&
-		    !(iint->flags & IMA_DIGSIG_REQUIRED))
+		    (!(iint->flags & IMA_DIGSIG_REQUIRED) ||
+		     (inode->i_size == 0)))
 			status = INTEGRITY_PASS;
 		goto out;
 	}