diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index 60dd61527b1e0881eb1818e97cde3034b0d2d026..203de979d30565811c2da951cae458e08645d6ab 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -112,22 +112,23 @@ void ima_counts_get(struct file *file)
 	if (!ima_initialized)
 		goto out;
 
-	rc = ima_must_measure(NULL, inode, MAY_READ, FILE_CHECK);
-	if (rc < 0)
-		goto out;
-
 	if (mode & FMODE_WRITE) {
-		if (inode->i_readcount)
+		if (inode->i_readcount && IS_IMA(inode))
 			send_tomtou = true;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	rc = ima_must_measure(NULL, inode, MAY_READ, FILE_CHECK);
+	if (rc < 0)
+		goto out;
+
 	if (atomic_read(&inode->i_writecount) > 0)
 		send_writers = true;
 out:
 	/* remember the vfs deals with i_writecount */
 	if ((mode & (FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE)) == FMODE_READ)
 		inode->i_readcount++;
+
 	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 
 	if (send_tomtou)