diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index 068edb0d79f7..3b734a4dfcbe 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -128,16 +128,22 @@ static void ima_rdwr_violation_check(struct file *file,
 		if (atomic_read(&inode->i_readcount) && IS_IMA(inode)) {
 			if (!iint)
 				iint = integrity_iint_find(inode);
+
 			/* IMA_MEASURE is set from reader side */
-			if (iint && test_bit(IMA_MUST_MEASURE,
-						&iint->atomic_flags))
+			if (iint && test_and_clear_bit(IMA_MAY_EMIT_TOMTOU,
+						       &iint->atomic_flags))
 				send_tomtou = true;
 		}
 	} else {
 		if (must_measure)
-			set_bit(IMA_MUST_MEASURE, &iint->atomic_flags);
-		if (inode_is_open_for_write(inode) && must_measure)
-			send_writers = true;
+			set_bit(IMA_MAY_EMIT_TOMTOU, &iint->atomic_flags);
+
+		/* Limit number of open_writers violations */
+		if (inode_is_open_for_write(inode) && must_measure) {
+			if (!test_and_set_bit(IMA_EMITTED_OPENWRITERS,
+					      &iint->atomic_flags))
+				send_writers = true;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (!send_tomtou && !send_writers)
diff --git a/security/integrity/integrity.h b/security/integrity/integrity.h
index ad20ff7f5dfa..a007edae938a 100644
--- a/security/integrity/integrity.h
+++ b/security/integrity/integrity.h
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@
 #define IMA_UPDATE_XATTR	1
 #define IMA_CHANGE_ATTR		2
 #define IMA_DIGSIG		3
-#define IMA_MUST_MEASURE	4
+#define IMA_MAY_EMIT_TOMTOU	4
+#define IMA_EMITTED_OPENWRITERS	5
 
 enum evm_ima_xattr_type {
 	IMA_XATTR_DIGEST = 0x01,