diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 38931577a74e..11d559b98190 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 03ed6a3aa600c48593c3984812fda2d5945ddb46
+refs/heads/master: 867c20265459d30a01b021a9c1e81fb4c5832aa9
diff --git a/trunk/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c b/trunk/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
index aef8c0a923ab..d661afbe474c 100644
--- a/trunk/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
+++ b/trunk/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ static int ima_lsm_rule_init(struct ima_measure_rule_entry *entry,
 	result = security_filter_rule_init(entry->lsm[lsm_rule].type,
 					   Audit_equal, args,
 					   &entry->lsm[lsm_rule].rule);
+	if (!entry->lsm[lsm_rule].rule)
+		return -EINVAL;
 	return result;
 }