diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c
index dadc1d138118..a9cb5e882e2e 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c
@@ -15,62 +15,98 @@
 #include "ima.h"
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IMA_KEXEC
+static struct seq_file ima_kexec_file;
+
+static void ima_reset_kexec_file(struct seq_file *sf)
+{
+	sf->buf = NULL;
+	sf->size = 0;
+	sf->read_pos = 0;
+	sf->count = 0;
+}
+
+static void ima_free_kexec_file_buf(struct seq_file *sf)
+{
+	vfree(sf->buf);
+	ima_reset_kexec_file(sf);
+}
+
+static int ima_alloc_kexec_file_buf(size_t segment_size)
+{
+	/*
+	 * kexec 'load' may be called multiple times.
+	 * Free and realloc the buffer only if the segment_size is
+	 * changed from the previous kexec 'load' call.
+	 */
+	if (ima_kexec_file.buf &&
+	    ima_kexec_file.size == segment_size &&
+	    ima_kexec_file.read_pos == 0 &&
+	    ima_kexec_file.count == sizeof(struct ima_kexec_hdr))
+		return 0;
+
+	ima_free_kexec_file_buf(&ima_kexec_file);
+
+	/* segment size can't change between kexec load and execute */
+	ima_kexec_file.buf = vmalloc(segment_size);
+	if (!ima_kexec_file.buf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ima_kexec_file.size = segment_size;
+	ima_kexec_file.read_pos = 0;
+	ima_kexec_file.count = sizeof(struct ima_kexec_hdr);	/* reserved space */
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int ima_dump_measurement_list(unsigned long *buffer_size, void **buffer,
 				     unsigned long segment_size)
 {
 	struct ima_queue_entry *qe;
-	struct seq_file file;
 	struct ima_kexec_hdr khdr;
-	int ret = 0;
 
-	/* segment size can't change between kexec load and execute */
-	file.buf = vmalloc(segment_size);
-	if (!file.buf) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out;
+	if (!ima_kexec_file.buf) {
+		*buffer_size = 0;
+		*buffer = NULL;
+		pr_err("%s: Kexec file buf not allocated\n", __func__);
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	file.size = segment_size;
-	file.read_pos = 0;
-	file.count = sizeof(khdr);	/* reserved space */
-
 	memset(&khdr, 0, sizeof(khdr));
 	khdr.version = 1;
+
+	/* Copy as many IMA measurements list records as possible */
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(qe, &ima_measurements, later) {
-		if (file.count < file.size) {
+		if (ima_kexec_file.count < ima_kexec_file.size) {
 			khdr.count++;
-			ima_measurements_show(&file, qe);
+			ima_measurements_show(&ima_kexec_file, qe);
 		} else {
-			ret = -EINVAL;
+			pr_err("%s: IMA log file is too big for Kexec buf\n",
+			       __func__);
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out;
-
 	/*
 	 * fill in reserved space with some buffer details
 	 * (eg. version, buffer size, number of measurements)
 	 */
-	khdr.buffer_size = file.count;
+	khdr.buffer_size = ima_kexec_file.count;
 	if (ima_canonical_fmt) {
 		khdr.version = cpu_to_le16(khdr.version);
 		khdr.count = cpu_to_le64(khdr.count);
 		khdr.buffer_size = cpu_to_le64(khdr.buffer_size);
 	}
-	memcpy(file.buf, &khdr, sizeof(khdr));
+	memcpy(ima_kexec_file.buf, &khdr, sizeof(khdr));
 
 	print_hex_dump_debug("ima dump: ", DUMP_PREFIX_NONE, 16, 1,
-			     file.buf, file.count < 100 ? file.count : 100,
+			     ima_kexec_file.buf, ima_kexec_file.count < 100 ?
+			     ima_kexec_file.count : 100,
 			     true);
 
-	*buffer_size = file.count;
-	*buffer = file.buf;
-out:
-	if (ret == -EINVAL)
-		vfree(file.buf);
-	return ret;
+	*buffer_size = ima_kexec_file.count;
+	*buffer = ima_kexec_file.buf;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -108,13 +144,20 @@ void ima_add_kexec_buffer(struct kimage *image)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	ima_dump_measurement_list(&kexec_buffer_size, &kexec_buffer,
-				  kexec_segment_size);
-	if (!kexec_buffer) {
+	ret = ima_alloc_kexec_file_buf(kexec_segment_size);
+	if (ret < 0) {
 		pr_err("Not enough memory for the kexec measurement buffer.\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
+	ret = ima_dump_measurement_list(&kexec_buffer_size, &kexec_buffer,
+					kexec_segment_size);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		pr_err("%s: Failed to dump IMA measurements. Error:%d.\n",
+		       __func__, ret);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	kbuf.buffer = kexec_buffer;
 	kbuf.bufsz = kexec_buffer_size;
 	kbuf.memsz = kexec_segment_size;
@@ -129,6 +172,12 @@ void ima_add_kexec_buffer(struct kimage *image)
 	image->ima_buffer_size = kexec_segment_size;
 	image->ima_buffer = kexec_buffer;
 
+	/*
+	 * kexec owns kexec_buffer after kexec_add_buffer() is called
+	 * and it will vfree() that buffer.
+	 */
+	ima_reset_kexec_file(&ima_kexec_file);
+
 	kexec_dprintk("kexec measurement buffer for the loaded kernel at 0x%lx.\n",
 		      kbuf.mem);
 }
