diff --git a/kernel/kexec_file.c b/kernel/kexec_file.c
index 072b6ee55e3f..b0c724e5d86c 100644
--- a/kernel/kexec_file.c
+++ b/kernel/kexec_file.c
@@ -198,9 +198,6 @@ kimage_file_prepare_segments(struct kimage *image, int kernel_fd, int initrd_fd,
 		return ret;
 	image->kernel_buf_len = size;
 
-	/* IMA needs to pass the measurement list to the next kernel. */
-	ima_add_kexec_buffer(image);
-
 	/* Call arch image probe handlers */
 	ret = arch_kexec_kernel_image_probe(image, image->kernel_buf,
 					    image->kernel_buf_len);
@@ -241,8 +238,14 @@ kimage_file_prepare_segments(struct kimage *image, int kernel_fd, int initrd_fd,
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 			goto out;
 		}
+
+		ima_kexec_cmdline(image->cmdline_buf,
+				  image->cmdline_buf_len - 1);
 	}
 
+	/* IMA needs to pass the measurement list to the next kernel. */
+	ima_add_kexec_buffer(image);
+
 	/* Call arch image load handlers */
 	ldata = arch_kexec_kernel_image_load(image);