diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.c
index b21ee5b5495a8a..bb65b0d690aa03 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.c
@@ -21,6 +21,36 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include "ima.h"
 
+/**
+ * ima_kernel_read - read file content
+ *
+ * This is a function for reading file content instead of kernel_read().
+ * It does not perform locking checks to ensure it cannot be blocked.
+ * It does not perform security checks because it is irrelevant for IMA.
+ *
+ */
+static int ima_kernel_read(struct file *file, loff_t offset,
+			   char *addr, unsigned long count)
+{
+	mm_segment_t old_fs;
+	char __user *buf = addr;
+	ssize_t ret;
+
+	if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_READ))
+		return -EBADF;
+	if (!file->f_op->read && !file->f_op->aio_read)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	old_fs = get_fs();
+	set_fs(get_ds());
+	if (file->f_op->read)
+		ret = file->f_op->read(file, buf, count, &offset);
+	else
+		ret = do_sync_read(file, buf, count, &offset);
+	set_fs(old_fs);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int init_desc(struct hash_desc *desc)
 {
 	int rc;
@@ -67,7 +97,7 @@ int ima_calc_hash(struct file *file, char *digest)
 	while (offset < i_size) {
 		int rbuf_len;
 
-		rbuf_len = kernel_read(file, offset, rbuf, PAGE_SIZE);
+		rbuf_len = ima_kernel_read(file, offset, rbuf, PAGE_SIZE);
 		if (rbuf_len < 0) {
 			rc = rbuf_len;
 			break;