diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
index 65fbcf3c32c7..d32e6a1d931a 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
@@ -223,7 +223,8 @@ int ima_appraise_measurement(enum ima_hooks func,
 		if (opened & FILE_CREATED)
 			iint->flags |= IMA_NEW_FILE;
 		if ((iint->flags & IMA_NEW_FILE) &&
-		    !(iint->flags & IMA_DIGSIG_REQUIRED))
+		    (!(iint->flags & IMA_DIGSIG_REQUIRED) ||
+		     (inode->i_size == 0)))
 			status = INTEGRITY_PASS;
 		goto out;
 	}