diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
index ea36a4f134f4a..809ba70fbbbfb 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ int ima_appraise_measurement(enum ima_hooks func,
 		if (rc && rc != -ENODATA)
 			goto out;
 
-		cause = "missing-hash";
+		cause = iint->flags & IMA_DIGSIG_REQUIRED ?
+				"IMA-signature-required" : "missing-hash";
 		status = INTEGRITY_NOLABEL;
 		if (opened & FILE_CREATED)
 			iint->flags |= IMA_NEW_FILE;