diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.c
index 205bc69361ea..4e085a17124f 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.c
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ int __init ima_init_crypto(void)
 		       hash_algo_name[ima_hash_algo], rc);
 		return rc;
 	}
+	pr_info("Allocated hash algorithm: %s\n",
+		hash_algo_name[ima_hash_algo]);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index 5d122daf5c8a..74d0bd7e76d7 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
  *	implements the IMA hooks: ima_bprm_check, ima_file_mmap,
  *	and ima_file_check.
  */
+
+#define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
+
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/file.h>
 #include <linux/binfmts.h>
@@ -504,6 +507,16 @@ static int __init init_ima(void)
 	ima_init_template_list();
 	hash_setup(CONFIG_IMA_DEFAULT_HASH);
 	error = ima_init();
+
+	if (error && strcmp(hash_algo_name[ima_hash_algo],
+			    CONFIG_IMA_DEFAULT_HASH) != 0) {
+		pr_info("Allocating %s failed, going to use default hash algorithm %s\n",
+			hash_algo_name[ima_hash_algo], CONFIG_IMA_DEFAULT_HASH);
+		hash_setup_done = 0;
+		hash_setup(CONFIG_IMA_DEFAULT_HASH);
+		error = ima_init();
+	}
+
 	if (!error) {
 		ima_initialized = 1;
 		ima_update_policy_flag();