diff --git a/include/linux/ima.h b/include/linux/ima.h
index 5540ddd39eab..41b6d7d4c312 100644
--- a/include/linux/ima.h
+++ b/include/linux/ima.h
@@ -217,6 +217,17 @@ struct ima_namespace {
 	struct kmem_cache *ns_status_cache;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IMA_QUEUE_EARLY_BOOT_KEYS
+	/*
+	 * Flag to indicate whether a key can be processed
+	 * right away or should be queued for processing later.
+	 */
+	bool ima_process_keys;
+
+	/*
+	 * To synchronize access to the list of keys that need to be measured
+	 */
+	struct mutex ima_keys_lock;
+	struct list_head ima_keys;
 	/*
 	 * If custom IMA policy is not loaded then keys queued up
 	 * for measurement should be freed. This worker is used
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
index 9edab9050dc7..97eb03376855 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
@@ -250,14 +250,15 @@ struct ima_key_entry {
 	char *keyring_name;
 };
 void ima_init_key_queue(struct ima_namespace *ns);
-bool ima_should_queue_key(void);
-bool ima_queue_key(struct key *keyring, const void *payload,
+bool ima_should_queue_key(struct ima_namespace *ns);
+bool ima_queue_key(struct ima_namespace *ns, struct key *keyring, const void *payload,
 		   size_t payload_len);
 void ima_process_queued_keys(struct ima_namespace *ns);
 void ima_keys_handler(struct work_struct *work);
 #else
-static inline bool ima_should_queue_key(void) { return false; }
-static inline bool ima_queue_key(struct key *keyring,
+static inline bool ima_should_queue_key(struct ima_namespace *ns) { return false; }
+static inline bool ima_queue_key(struct ima_namespace *ns,
+				 struct key *keyring,
 				 const void *payload,
 				 size_t payload_len) { return false; }
 static inline void ima_process_queued_keys(struct ima_namespace *ns) {}
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_asymmetric_keys.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_asymmetric_keys.c
index f6aa0b47a772..b20e82eda8f4 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_asymmetric_keys.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_asymmetric_keys.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ void ima_post_key_create_or_update(struct key *keyring, struct key *key,
 				   const void *payload, size_t payload_len,
 				   unsigned long flags, bool create)
 {
+	struct ima_namespace *ns = get_current_ns();
 	bool queued = false;
 
 	/* Only asymmetric keys are handled by this hook. */
@@ -39,8 +40,8 @@ void ima_post_key_create_or_update(struct key *keyring, struct key *key,
 	if (!payload || (payload_len == 0))
 		return;
 
-	if (ima_should_queue_key())
-		queued = ima_queue_key(keyring, payload, payload_len);
+	if (ima_should_queue_key(ns))
+		queued = ima_queue_key(ns, keyring, payload, payload_len);
 
 	if (queued)
 		return;
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_init_ima_ns.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_init_ima_ns.c
index be31d696bdd3..d2a36b5251cd 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_init_ima_ns.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_init_ima_ns.c
@@ -43,5 +43,10 @@ int __init ima_ns_init(void)
 }
 
 struct ima_namespace init_ima_ns = {
+#ifdef CONFIG_IMA_QUEUE_EARLY_BOOT_KEYS
+	.ima_process_keys = false,
+	.ima_keys_lock = __MUTEX_INITIALIZER(init_ima_ns.ima_keys_lock),
+	.ima_keys = LIST_HEAD_INIT(init_ima_ns.ima_keys),
+#endif
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_ima_ns);
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_ns.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_ns.c
index 472535cd7126..155126038809 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_ns.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_ns.c
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ int create_ima_ns(struct user_namespace *user_ns)
 	if (err)
 		goto fail_free;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IMA_QUEUE_EARLY_BOOT_KEYS
+	ns->ima_process_keys = false;
+	mutex_init(&ns->ima_keys_lock);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ns->ima_keys);
+#endif
+
 	user_ns->ima_ns = ns;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue_keys.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue_keys.c
index fcaa1645dba3..9e5e9a178253 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue_keys.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue_keys.c
@@ -14,17 +14,6 @@
 #include <keys/asymmetric-type.h>
 #include "ima.h"
 
-/*
- * Flag to indicate whether a key can be processed
- * right away or should be queued for processing later.
- */
-static bool ima_process_keys;
-
-/*
- * To synchronize access to the list of keys that need to be measured
- */
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(ima_keys_lock);
-static LIST_HEAD(ima_keys);
 
 /*
  * This worker function frees keys that may still be
@@ -95,7 +84,7 @@ static struct ima_key_entry *ima_alloc_key_entry(struct key *keyring,
 	return entry;
 }
 
-bool ima_queue_key(struct key *keyring, const void *payload,
+bool ima_queue_key(struct ima_namespace *ns, struct key *keyring, const void *payload,
 		   size_t payload_len)
 {
 	bool queued = false;
@@ -105,12 +94,12 @@ bool ima_queue_key(struct key *keyring, const void *payload,
 	if (!entry)
 		return false;
 
-	mutex_lock(&ima_keys_lock);
-	if (!ima_process_keys) {
-		list_add_tail(&entry->list, &ima_keys);
+	mutex_lock(&ns->ima_keys_lock);
+	if (!ns->ima_process_keys) {
+		list_add_tail(&entry->list, &ns->ima_keys);
 		queued = true;
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&ima_keys_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&ns->ima_keys_lock);
 
 	if (!queued)
 		ima_free_key_entry(entry);
@@ -129,7 +118,7 @@ void ima_process_queued_keys(struct ima_namespace *ns)
 	struct ima_key_entry *entry, *tmp;
 	bool process = false;
 
-	if (ima_process_keys)
+	if (ns->ima_process_keys)
 		return;
 
 	/*
@@ -138,12 +127,12 @@ void ima_process_queued_keys(struct ima_namespace *ns)
 	 * First one setting the ima_process_keys flag to true will
 	 * process the queued keys.
 	 */
-	mutex_lock(&ima_keys_lock);
-	if (!ima_process_keys) {
-		ima_process_keys = true;
+	mutex_lock(&ns->ima_keys_lock);
+	if (!ns->ima_process_keys) {
+		ns->ima_process_keys = true;
 		process = true;
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&ima_keys_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&ns->ima_keys_lock);
 
 	if (!process)
 		return;
@@ -151,7 +140,7 @@ void ima_process_queued_keys(struct ima_namespace *ns)
 	if (!ns->timer_expired)
 		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ns->ima_keys_delayed_work);
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, tmp, &ima_keys, list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, tmp, &ns->ima_keys, list) {
 		if (!ns->timer_expired)
 			process_buffer_measurement(&init_user_ns, NULL,
 						   entry->payload,
@@ -165,7 +154,7 @@ void ima_process_queued_keys(struct ima_namespace *ns)
 	}
 }
 
-inline bool ima_should_queue_key(void)
+inline bool ima_should_queue_key(struct ima_namespace *ns)
 {
-	return !ima_process_keys;
+	return !ns->ima_process_keys;
 }
