diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_template_lib.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_template_lib.c
index 28af43f63572..5afaa53decc5 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_template_lib.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_template_lib.c
@@ -378,16 +378,11 @@ int ima_eventname_ng_init(struct ima_event_data *event_data,
 int ima_eventsig_init(struct ima_event_data *event_data,
 		      struct ima_field_data *field_data)
 {
-	enum data_formats fmt = DATA_FMT_HEX;
 	struct evm_ima_xattr_data *xattr_value = event_data->xattr_value;
-	int xattr_len = event_data->xattr_len;
-	int rc = 0;
 
 	if ((!xattr_value) || (xattr_value->type != EVM_IMA_XATTR_DIGSIG))
-		goto out;
+		return 0;
 
-	rc = ima_write_template_field_data(xattr_value, xattr_len, fmt,
-					   field_data);
-out:
-	return rc;
+	return ima_write_template_field_data(xattr_value, event_data->xattr_len,
+					     DATA_FMT_HEX, field_data);
 }