diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
index bde74fcecee3..3e0fbbd99534 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
@@ -750,22 +750,26 @@ int ima_inode_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *xattr_name,
 	const struct evm_ima_xattr_data *xvalue = xattr_value;
 	int digsig = 0;
 	int result;
+	int err;
 
 	result = ima_protect_xattr(dentry, xattr_name, xattr_value,
 				   xattr_value_len);
 	if (result == 1) {
 		if (!xattr_value_len || (xvalue->type >= IMA_XATTR_LAST))
 			return -EINVAL;
+
+		err = validate_hash_algo(dentry, xvalue, xattr_value_len);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+
 		digsig = (xvalue->type == EVM_IMA_XATTR_DIGSIG);
 	} else if (!strcmp(xattr_name, XATTR_NAME_EVM) && xattr_value_len > 0) {
 		digsig = (xvalue->type == EVM_XATTR_PORTABLE_DIGSIG);
 	}
 	if (result == 1 || evm_revalidate_status(xattr_name)) {
-		result = validate_hash_algo(dentry, xvalue, xattr_value_len);
-		if (result)
-			return result;
-
 		ima_reset_appraise_flags(d_backing_inode(dentry), digsig);
+		if (result == 1)
+			result = 0;
 	}
 	return result;
 }