diff --git a/include/linux/ima.h b/include/linux/ima.h
index 61d5723ec303..81e830d01ced 100644
--- a/include/linux/ima.h
+++ b/include/linux/ima.h
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/security.h>
 #include <linux/kexec.h>
+#include <crypto/hash_info.h>
 struct linux_binprm;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IMA
+extern enum hash_algo ima_get_current_hash_algo(void);
 extern int ima_bprm_check(struct linux_binprm *bprm);
 extern int ima_file_check(struct file *file, int mask);
 extern void ima_post_create_tmpfile(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
@@ -64,6 +66,11 @@ static inline const char * const *arch_get_ima_policy(void)
 #endif
 
 #else
+static inline enum hash_algo ima_get_current_hash_algo(void)
+{
+	return HASH_ALGO__LAST;
+}
+
 static inline int ima_bprm_check(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 {
 	return 0;
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index 287b90509006..634e4709d8af 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ int ima_appraise = IMA_APPRAISE_ENFORCE;
 int ima_appraise;
 #endif
 
-int ima_hash_algo = HASH_ALGO_SHA1;
+int __ro_after_init ima_hash_algo = HASH_ALGO_SHA1;
 static int hash_setup_done;
 
 static struct notifier_block ima_lsm_policy_notifier = {
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ out:
 }
 __setup("ima_hash=", hash_setup);
 
+enum hash_algo ima_get_current_hash_algo(void)
+{
+	return ima_hash_algo;
+}
+
 /* Prevent mmap'ing a file execute that is already mmap'ed write */
 static int mmap_violation_check(enum ima_hooks func, struct file *file,
 				char **pathbuf, const char **pathname,