diff --git a/security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c b/security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c
index 1c8435dfabee..08f907382c61 100644
--- a/security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static struct xattr_list evm_config_default_xattrnames[] = {
 
 LIST_HEAD(evm_config_xattrnames);
 
-static int evm_fixmode;
+static int evm_fixmode __ro_after_init;
 static int __init evm_set_fixmode(char *str)
 {
 	if (strncmp(str, "fix", 3) == 0)