diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
index 6ebefec616e4..8e8b1e3cb847 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ int template_desc_init_fields(const char *template_fmt,
 			      const struct ima_template_field ***fields,
 			      int *num_fields);
 struct ima_template_desc *ima_template_desc_current(void);
+struct ima_template_desc *ima_template_desc_buf(void);
 struct ima_template_desc *lookup_template_desc(const char *name);
 bool ima_template_has_modsig(const struct ima_template_desc *ima_template);
 int ima_restore_measurement_entry(struct ima_template_entry *entry);
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index a962b23e0429..68956e884403 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ int ima_file_mmap(struct file *file, unsigned long prot)
  */
 int ima_file_mprotect(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long prot)
 {
-	struct ima_template_desc *template;
+	struct ima_template_desc *template = NULL;
 	struct file *file = vma->vm_file;
 	char filename[NAME_MAX];
 	char *pathbuf = NULL;
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ void process_buffer_measurement(struct inode *inode, const void *buf, int size,
 					    .filename = eventname,
 					    .buf = buf,
 					    .buf_len = size};
-	struct ima_template_desc *template = NULL;
+	struct ima_template_desc *template;
 	struct {
 		struct ima_digest_data hdr;
 		char digest[IMA_MAX_DIGEST_SIZE];
@@ -814,6 +814,13 @@ void process_buffer_measurement(struct inode *inode, const void *buf, int size,
 	if (!ima_policy_flag)
 		return;
 
+	template = ima_template_desc_buf();
+	if (!template) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		audit_cause = "ima_template_desc_buf";
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Both LSM hooks and auxilary based buffer measurements are
 	 * based on policy.  To avoid code duplication, differentiate
@@ -832,19 +839,6 @@ void process_buffer_measurement(struct inode *inode, const void *buf, int size,
 	if (!pcr)
 		pcr = CONFIG_IMA_MEASURE_PCR_IDX;
 
-	if (!template) {
-		template = lookup_template_desc("ima-buf");
-		ret = template_desc_init_fields(template->fmt,
-						&(template->fields),
-						&(template->num_fields));
-		if (ret < 0) {
-			pr_err("template %s init failed, result: %d\n",
-			       (strlen(template->name) ?
-				template->name : template->fmt), ret);
-			return;
-		}
-	}
-
 	iint.ima_hash = &hash.hdr;
 	iint.ima_hash->algo = ima_hash_algo;
 	iint.ima_hash->length = hash_digest_size[ima_hash_algo];
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
index 9b5adeaa47fc..823a0c1379cb 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ int ima_match_policy(struct inode *inode, const struct cred *cred, u32 secid,
 	struct ima_rule_entry *entry;
 	int action = 0, actmask = flags | (flags << 1);
 
-	if (template_desc)
+	if (template_desc && !*template_desc)
 		*template_desc = ima_template_desc_current();
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_template.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_template.c
index 1e89e2d3851f..e22e510ae92d 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_template.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_template.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ static const struct ima_template_field supported_fields[] = {
 #define MAX_TEMPLATE_NAME_LEN sizeof("d-ng|n-ng|sig|buf|d-modisg|modsig")
 
 static struct ima_template_desc *ima_template;
+static struct ima_template_desc *ima_buf_template;
 
 /**
  * ima_template_has_modsig - Check whether template has modsig-related fields.
@@ -252,11 +253,36 @@ struct ima_template_desc *ima_template_desc_current(void)
 	return ima_template;
 }
 
+struct ima_template_desc *ima_template_desc_buf(void)
+{
+	if (!ima_buf_template) {
+		ima_init_template_list();
+		ima_buf_template = lookup_template_desc("ima-buf");
+	}
+	return ima_buf_template;
+}
+
 int __init ima_init_template(void)
 {
 	struct ima_template_desc *template = ima_template_desc_current();
 	int result;
 
+	result = template_desc_init_fields(template->fmt,
+					   &(template->fields),
+					   &(template->num_fields));
+	if (result < 0) {
+		pr_err("template %s init failed, result: %d\n",
+		       (strlen(template->name) ?
+		       template->name : template->fmt), result);
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	template = ima_template_desc_buf();
+	if (!template) {
+		pr_err("Failed to get ima-buf template\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	result = template_desc_init_fields(template->fmt,
 					   &(template->fields),
 					   &(template->num_fields));