diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index 60027c643ecd..a768f37a0a4d 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -712,6 +712,9 @@ static int __init init_ima(void)
 		error = ima_init();
 	}
 
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
 	error = register_blocking_lsm_notifier(&ima_lsm_policy_notifier);
 	if (error)
 		pr_warn("Couldn't register LSM notifier, error %d\n", error);