diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.c
index 73044fc6a952..7967a6904851 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.c
@@ -362,8 +362,10 @@ static int ima_calc_file_hash_tfm(struct file *file,
 			rc = rbuf_len;
 			break;
 		}
-		if (rbuf_len == 0)
+		if (rbuf_len == 0) {	/* unexpected EOF */
+			rc = -EINVAL;
 			break;
+		}
 		offset += rbuf_len;
 
 		rc = crypto_shash_update(shash, rbuf, rbuf_len);