diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index 1eff5cb001e5..b17be79b9cf2 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -194,7 +194,9 @@ int ima_bprm_check(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 {
 	int rc;
 
-	rc = process_measurement(bprm->file, bprm->filename,
+	rc = process_measurement(bprm->file,
+				 (strcmp(bprm->filename, bprm->interp) == 0) ?
+				 bprm->filename : bprm->interp,
 				 MAY_EXEC, BPRM_CHECK);
 	return 0;
 }