diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c
index 0d50df04ccc4..88a2788b981d 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ void ima_store_measurement(struct integrity_iint_cache *iint,
 	strncpy(entry->template.file_name, filename, IMA_EVENT_NAME_LEN_MAX);
 
 	result = ima_store_template(entry, violation, inode);
-	if (!result)
+	if (!result || result == -EEXIST)
 		iint->flags |= IMA_MEASURED;
-	else
+	if (result < 0)
 		kfree(entry);
 }
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c
index 8e28f04a5e2e..e1a5062b1f6a 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ int ima_add_template_entry(struct ima_template_entry *entry, int violation,
 		memcpy(digest, entry->digest, sizeof digest);
 		if (ima_lookup_digest_entry(digest)) {
 			audit_cause = "hash_exists";
+			result = -EEXIST;
 			goto out;
 		}
 	}