diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index 800fb3bba418..c1583d98c5e5 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -419,7 +419,8 @@ int ima_file_mprotect(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long prot)
 	int pcr;
 
 	/* Is mprotect making an mmap'ed file executable? */
-	if (!vma->vm_file || !(prot & PROT_EXEC) || (vma->vm_flags & VM_EXEC))
+	if (!(ima_policy_flag & IMA_APPRAISE) || !vma->vm_file ||
+	    !(prot & PROT_EXEC) || (vma->vm_flags & VM_EXEC))
 		return 0;
 
 	security_task_getsecid(current, &secid);