diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index 770654694efc..50b82599994d 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ static void ima_check_last_writer(struct integrity_iint_cache *iint,
 
 	inode_lock(inode);
 	if (atomic_read(&inode->i_writecount) == 1) {
-		if ((iint->version != inode->i_version) ||
+		if (!IS_I_VERSION(inode) ||
+		    (iint->version != inode->i_version) ||
 		    (iint->flags & IMA_NEW_FILE)) {
 			iint->flags &= ~(IMA_DONE_MASK | IMA_NEW_FILE);
 			iint->measured_pcrs = 0;