diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index 86464332e59..56d909d69bc 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/mount.h>
 #include <linux/async.h>
 #include <linux/posix_acl.h>
+#include <linux/ima.h>
 
 /*
  * This is needed for the following functions:
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 63d069bd80b..01e3a0047fe 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -776,6 +776,10 @@ struct inode {
 
 	unsigned int		i_flags;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IMA
+	/* protected by i_lock */
+	unsigned int		i_readcount; /* struct files open RO */
+#endif
 	atomic_t		i_writecount;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY
 	void			*i_security;
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
index b546b90f5fa..27849e1656d 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ int ima_init(void);
 void ima_cleanup(void);
 int ima_fs_init(void);
 void ima_fs_cleanup(void);
+int ima_inode_alloc(struct inode *inode);
 int ima_add_template_entry(struct ima_template_entry *entry, int violation,
 			   const char *op, struct inode *inode);
 int ima_calc_hash(struct file *file, char *digest);
@@ -106,8 +107,6 @@ struct ima_iint_cache {
 	unsigned char flags;
 	u8 digest[IMA_DIGEST_SIZE];
 	struct mutex mutex;	/* protects: version, flags, digest */
-	/* protected by inode->i_lock */
-	unsigned int readcount;	/* measured files readcount */
 	struct kref refcount;	/* ima_iint_cache reference count */
 };
 
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c
index 52015d098fd..d3963de6003 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ int ima_must_measure(struct ima_iint_cache *iint, struct inode *inode,
 {
 	int must_measure;
 
-	if (iint->flags & IMA_MEASURED)
+	if (iint && iint->flags & IMA_MEASURED)
 		return 1;
 
 	must_measure = ima_match_policy(inode, function, mask);
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_iint.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_iint.c
index e68891f8d55..0936a7197e4 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_iint.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_iint.c
@@ -124,11 +124,6 @@ void iint_free(struct kref *kref)
 						   refcount);
 	iint->version = 0;
 	iint->flags = 0UL;
-	if (iint->readcount != 0) {
-		printk(KERN_INFO "%s: readcount: %u\n", __func__,
-		       iint->readcount);
-		iint->readcount = 0;
-	}
 	kref_init(&iint->refcount);
 	kmem_cache_free(iint_cache, iint);
 }
@@ -143,6 +138,11 @@ void ima_inode_free(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct ima_iint_cache *iint;
 
+	if (inode->i_readcount)
+		printk(KERN_INFO "%s: readcount: %u\n", __func__, inode->i_readcount);
+
+	inode->i_readcount = 0;
+
 	spin_lock(&ima_iint_lock);
 	iint = __ima_iint_find(inode);
 	if (iint)
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ static void init_once(void *foo)
 	iint->version = 0;
 	iint->flags = 0UL;
 	mutex_init(&iint->mutex);
-	iint->readcount = 0;
 	kref_init(&iint->refcount);
 }
 
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index 24660bf3f82..2a77b14fee2 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -85,17 +85,6 @@ out:
 	return found;
 }
 
-/*
- * Update the counts given an fmode_t
- */
-static void ima_inc_counts(struct ima_iint_cache *iint, fmode_t mode)
-{
-	assert_spin_locked(&iint->inode->i_lock);
-
-	if ((mode & (FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE)) == FMODE_READ)
-		iint->readcount++;
-}
-
 /*
  * ima_counts_get - increment file counts
  *
@@ -112,27 +101,23 @@ void ima_counts_get(struct file *file)
 	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	fmode_t mode = file->f_mode;
-	struct ima_iint_cache *iint;
 	int rc;
 	bool send_tomtou = false, send_writers = false;
 
-	if (!iint_initialized || !S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
+	if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
 		return;
-	iint = ima_iint_find_get(inode);
-	if (!iint)
-		return;
-	mutex_lock(&iint->mutex);
+
 	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
 
 	if (!ima_initialized)
 		goto out;
 
-	rc = ima_must_measure(iint, inode, MAY_READ, FILE_CHECK);
+	rc = ima_must_measure(NULL, inode, MAY_READ, FILE_CHECK);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		goto out;
 
 	if (mode & FMODE_WRITE) {
-		if (iint->readcount)
+		if (inode->i_readcount)
 			send_tomtou = true;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -140,10 +125,10 @@ void ima_counts_get(struct file *file)
 	if (atomic_read(&inode->i_writecount) > 0)
 		send_writers = true;
 out:
-	ima_inc_counts(iint, file->f_mode);
+	/* remember the vfs deals with i_writecount */
+	if ((mode & (FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE)) == FMODE_READ)
+		inode->i_readcount++;
 	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
-	mutex_unlock(&iint->mutex);
-	kref_put(&iint->refcount, iint_free);
 
 	if (send_tomtou)
 		ima_add_violation(inode, dentry->d_name.name, "invalid_pcr",
@@ -166,9 +151,9 @@ static void ima_dec_counts(struct ima_iint_cache *iint, struct inode *inode,
 	assert_spin_locked(&inode->i_lock);
 
 	if ((mode & (FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE)) == FMODE_READ) {
-		if (unlikely(iint->readcount == 0))
+		if (unlikely(inode->i_readcount == 0))
 			dump = true;
-		iint->readcount--;
+		inode->i_readcount--;
 	}
 	if (mode & FMODE_WRITE) {
 		if (atomic_read(&inode->i_writecount) <= 0)
@@ -180,7 +165,7 @@ static void ima_dec_counts(struct ima_iint_cache *iint, struct inode *inode,
 
 	if (dump && !ima_limit_imbalance(file)) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO "%s: open/free imbalance (r:%u)\n",
-		       __func__, iint->readcount);
+		       __func__, inode->i_readcount);
 		dump_stack();
 	}
 }