1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index 0abc7d0db90b..21330d0455b0 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -404,8 +404,10 @@ int ima_read_file(struct file *file, enum kernel_read_file_id read_id)
 
         if (!file && read_id == READING_MODULE) {
                 if (!sig_enforce && (ima_appraise & IMA_APPRAISE_MODULES) &&
-                    (ima_appraise & IMA_APPRAISE_ENFORCE))
+                    (ima_appraise & IMA_APPRAISE_ENFORCE)) {
+                        pr_err("impossible to appraise a module without a file descriptor. sig_enforce kernel parameter might help\n");
                         return -EACCES; /* INTEGRITY_UNKNOWN */
+                }
                 return 0;       /* We rely on module signature checking */
         }
         return 0;