diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
index e0e1cde6e674..d7bec6f37b61 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ int ima_calc_file_hash(struct file *file, struct ima_digest_data *hash);
 int ima_calc_buffer_hash(const void *data, int len,
 			 struct ima_digest_data *hash);
 int __init ima_calc_boot_aggregate(struct ima_digest_data *hash);
-void ima_add_violation(struct inode *inode, const unsigned char *filename,
+void ima_add_violation(struct file *file, const unsigned char *filename,
 		       const char *op, const char *cause);
 int ima_init_crypto(void);
 
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c
index bc1d1282a06f..98160a3259fe 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c
@@ -78,10 +78,11 @@ int ima_store_template(struct ima_template_entry *entry,
  * By extending the PCR with 0xFF's instead of with zeroes, the PCR
  * value is invalidated.
  */
-void ima_add_violation(struct inode *inode, const unsigned char *filename,
+void ima_add_violation(struct file *file, const unsigned char *filename,
 		       const char *op, const char *cause)
 {
 	struct ima_template_entry *entry;
+	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
 	int violation = 1;
 	int result;
 
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index 95b5df2c6501..5e8b1f7becd2 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -94,10 +94,9 @@ out:
 		pathname = dentry->d_name.name;
 
 	if (send_tomtou)
-		ima_add_violation(inode, pathname,
-				  "invalid_pcr", "ToMToU");
+		ima_add_violation(file, pathname, "invalid_pcr", "ToMToU");
 	if (send_writers)
-		ima_add_violation(inode, pathname,
+		ima_add_violation(file, pathname,
 				  "invalid_pcr", "open_writers");
 	kfree(pathbuf);
 }