diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
index 1f930711db76..3eba0d27bc12 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ static bool ima_match_rules(struct ima_rule_entry *rule,
 				goto retry;
 			}
 		}
-		if (!rc) {
+		if (rc <= 0) {
 			result = false;
 			goto out;
 		}