diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/ima_policy b/Documentation/ABI/testing/ima_policy
index 49db0ff288e5..a712c396f6e9 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/ima_policy
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/ima_policy
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ Description:
 				stored in security.ima xattr. Requires
 				specifying "digest_type=verity" first.)
 
-			appraise_flag:= [check_blacklist]
-			Currently, blacklist check is only for files signed with appended
-			signature.
+			appraise_flag:= [check_blacklist] (deprecated)
+			Setting the check_blacklist flag is no longer necessary.
+			All apprasial functions set it by default.
 			digest_type:= verity
 			    Require fs-verity's file digest instead of the
 			    regular IMA file hash.
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ima_arch.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ima_arch.c
index 957abd592075..b7029beed847 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ima_arch.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ima_arch.c
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ bool arch_ima_get_secureboot(void)
  * is not enabled.
  */
 static const char *const secure_rules[] = {
-	"appraise func=KEXEC_KERNEL_CHECK appraise_flag=check_blacklist appraise_type=imasig|modsig",
+	"appraise func=KEXEC_KERNEL_CHECK appraise_type=imasig|modsig",
 #ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_SIG
-	"appraise func=MODULE_CHECK appraise_flag=check_blacklist appraise_type=imasig|modsig",
+	"appraise func=MODULE_CHECK appraise_type=imasig|modsig",
 #endif
 	NULL
 };
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ static const char *const trusted_rules[] = {
 static const char *const secure_and_trusted_rules[] = {
 	"measure func=KEXEC_KERNEL_CHECK template=ima-modsig",
 	"measure func=MODULE_CHECK template=ima-modsig",
-	"appraise func=KEXEC_KERNEL_CHECK appraise_flag=check_blacklist appraise_type=imasig|modsig",
+	"appraise func=KEXEC_KERNEL_CHECK appraise_type=imasig|modsig",
 #ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_SIG
-	"appraise func=MODULE_CHECK appraise_flag=check_blacklist appraise_type=imasig|modsig",
+	"appraise func=MODULE_CHECK appraise_type=imasig|modsig",
 #endif
 	NULL
 };
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
index 491c1aca0b1c..870dde67707b 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
@@ -458,11 +458,13 @@ int ima_check_blacklist(struct integrity_iint_cache *iint,
 		ima_get_modsig_digest(modsig, &hash_algo, &digest, &digestsize);
 
 		rc = is_binary_blacklisted(digest, digestsize);
-		if ((rc == -EPERM) && (iint->flags & IMA_MEASURE))
-			process_buffer_measurement(&nop_mnt_idmap, NULL, digest, digestsize,
-						   "blacklisted-hash", NONE,
-						   pcr, NULL, false, NULL, 0);
-	}
+	} else if (iint->flags & IMA_DIGSIG_REQUIRED && iint->ima_hash)
+		rc = is_binary_blacklisted(iint->ima_hash->digest, iint->ima_hash->length);
+
+	if ((rc == -EPERM) && (iint->flags & IMA_MEASURE))
+		process_buffer_measurement(&nop_mnt_idmap, NULL, digest, digestsize,
+					   "blacklisted-hash", NONE,
+					   pcr, NULL, false, NULL, 0);
 
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
index 3ca8b7348c2e..d2c02d2d740e 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ static bool ima_validate_rule(struct ima_rule_entry *entry)
 				     IMA_FSNAME | IMA_GID | IMA_EGID |
 				     IMA_FGROUP | IMA_DIGSIG_REQUIRED |
 				     IMA_PERMIT_DIRECTIO | IMA_VALIDATE_ALGOS |
-				     IMA_VERITY_REQUIRED))
+				     IMA_CHECK_BLACKLIST | IMA_VERITY_REQUIRED))
 			return false;
 
 		break;
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ static bool ima_validate_rule(struct ima_rule_entry *entry)
 
 	/* Ensure that combinations of flags are compatible with each other */
 	if (entry->flags & IMA_CHECK_BLACKLIST &&
-	    !(entry->flags & IMA_MODSIG_ALLOWED))
+	    !(entry->flags & IMA_DIGSIG_REQUIRED))
 		return false;
 
 	/*
@@ -1802,11 +1802,11 @@ static int ima_parse_rule(char *rule, struct ima_rule_entry *entry)
 				if (entry->flags & IMA_VERITY_REQUIRED)
 					result = -EINVAL;
 				else
-					entry->flags |= IMA_DIGSIG_REQUIRED;
+					entry->flags |= IMA_DIGSIG_REQUIRED | IMA_CHECK_BLACKLIST;
 			} else if (strcmp(args[0].from, "sigv3") == 0) {
 				/* Only fsverity supports sigv3 for now */
 				if (entry->flags & IMA_VERITY_REQUIRED)
-					entry->flags |= IMA_DIGSIG_REQUIRED;
+					entry->flags |= IMA_DIGSIG_REQUIRED | IMA_CHECK_BLACKLIST;
 				else
 					result = -EINVAL;
 			} else if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IMA_APPRAISE_MODSIG) &&
@@ -1815,18 +1815,13 @@ static int ima_parse_rule(char *rule, struct ima_rule_entry *entry)
 					result = -EINVAL;
 				else
 					entry->flags |= IMA_DIGSIG_REQUIRED |
-						IMA_MODSIG_ALLOWED;
+						IMA_MODSIG_ALLOWED | IMA_CHECK_BLACKLIST;
 			} else {
 				result = -EINVAL;
 			}
 			break;
 		case Opt_appraise_flag:
 			ima_log_string(ab, "appraise_flag", args[0].from);
-			if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IMA_APPRAISE_MODSIG) &&
-			    strstr(args[0].from, "blacklist"))
-				entry->flags |= IMA_CHECK_BLACKLIST;
-			else
-				result = -EINVAL;
 			break;
 		case Opt_appraise_algos:
 			ima_log_string(ab, "appraise_algos", args[0].from);
