diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index dcc98cf542d8..7689c1e21f09 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ static void ima_rdwr_violation_check(struct file *file)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	fmode_t mode = file->f_mode;
-	int must_measure;
 	bool send_tomtou = false, send_writers = false;
 	char *pathbuf = NULL;
 	const char *pathname;
@@ -94,16 +93,12 @@ static void ima_rdwr_violation_check(struct file *file)
 	if (mode & FMODE_WRITE) {
 		if (atomic_read(&inode->i_readcount) && IS_IMA(inode))
 			send_tomtou = true;
-		goto out;
+	} else {
+		if ((atomic_read(&inode->i_writecount) > 0) &&
+		    ima_must_measure(inode, MAY_READ, FILE_CHECK))
+			send_writers = true;
 	}
 
-	must_measure = ima_must_measure(inode, MAY_READ, FILE_CHECK);
-	if (!must_measure)
-		goto out;
-
-	if (atomic_read(&inode->i_writecount) > 0)
-		send_writers = true;
-out:
 	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
 
 	if (!send_tomtou && !send_writers)