diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
index 139dec6..6b0540a 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ struct ima_template_field {
 
 /* IMA template descriptor definition */
 struct ima_template_desc {
+	struct list_head list;
 	char *name;
 	char *fmt;
 	int num_fields;
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ int ima_restore_measurement_list(loff_t bufsize, void *buf);
 int ima_measurements_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v);
 unsigned long ima_get_binary_runtime_size(void);
 int ima_init_template(void);
+void ima_init_template_list(void);
 
 /*
  * used to protect h_table and sha_table
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index 596ef61..592f318 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ static int __init init_ima(void)
 {
 	int error;
 
+	ima_init_template_list();
 	hash_setup(CONFIG_IMA_DEFAULT_HASH);
 	error = ima_init();
 	if (!error) {
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_template.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_template.c
index 37f972c..c0d808c 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_template.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_template.c
@@ -15,16 +15,20 @@
 
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
 
+#include <linux/rculist.h>
 #include "ima.h"
 #include "ima_template_lib.h"
 
-static struct ima_template_desc defined_templates[] = {
+static struct ima_template_desc builtin_templates[] = {
 	{.name = IMA_TEMPLATE_IMA_NAME, .fmt = IMA_TEMPLATE_IMA_FMT},
 	{.name = "ima-ng", .fmt = "d-ng|n-ng"},
 	{.name = "ima-sig", .fmt = "d-ng|n-ng|sig"},
 	{.name = "", .fmt = ""},	/* placeholder for a custom format */
 };
 
+static LIST_HEAD(defined_templates);
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(template_list);
+
 static struct ima_template_field supported_fields[] = {
 	{.field_id = "d", .field_init = ima_eventdigest_init,
 	 .field_show = ima_show_template_digest},
@@ -53,6 +57,8 @@ static int __init ima_template_setup(char *str)
 	if (ima_template)
 		return 1;
 
+	ima_init_template_list();
+
 	/*
 	 * Verify that a template with the supplied name exists.
 	 * If not, use CONFIG_IMA_DEFAULT_TEMPLATE.
@@ -81,7 +87,7 @@ __setup("ima_template=", ima_template_setup);
 
 static int __init ima_template_fmt_setup(char *str)
 {
-	int num_templates = ARRAY_SIZE(defined_templates);
+	int num_templates = ARRAY_SIZE(builtin_templates);
 
 	if (ima_template)
 		return 1;
@@ -92,22 +98,28 @@ static int __init ima_template_fmt_setup(char *str)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	defined_templates[num_templates - 1].fmt = str;
-	ima_template = defined_templates + num_templates - 1;
+	builtin_templates[num_templates - 1].fmt = str;
+	ima_template = builtin_templates + num_templates - 1;
+
 	return 1;
 }
 __setup("ima_template_fmt=", ima_template_fmt_setup);
 
 static struct ima_template_desc *lookup_template_desc(const char *name)
 {
-	int i;
+	struct ima_template_desc *template_desc;
+	int found = 0;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(defined_templates); i++) {
-		if (strcmp(defined_templates[i].name, name) == 0)
-			return defined_templates + i;
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(template_desc, &defined_templates, list) {
+		if ((strcmp(template_desc->name, name) == 0) ||
+		    (strcmp(template_desc->fmt, name) == 0)) {
+			found = 1;
+			break;
+		}
 	}
-
-	return NULL;
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return found ? template_desc : NULL;
 }
 
 static struct ima_template_field *lookup_template_field(const char *field_id)
@@ -183,11 +195,29 @@ static int template_desc_init_fields(const char *template_fmt,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void ima_init_template_list(void)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	if (!list_empty(&defined_templates))
+		return;
+
+	spin_lock(&template_list);
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(builtin_templates); i++) {
+		list_add_tail_rcu(&builtin_templates[i].list,
+				  &defined_templates);
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&template_list);
+	synchronize_rcu();
+}
+
 struct ima_template_desc *ima_template_desc_current(void)
 {
-	if (!ima_template)
+	if (!ima_template) {
+		ima_init_template_list();
 		ima_template =
 		    lookup_template_desc(CONFIG_IMA_DEFAULT_TEMPLATE);
+	}
 	return ima_template;
 }
 
