diff --git a/kernel/kexec_file.c b/kernel/kexec_file.c
index 972931201995f8..43109ef4d6bf36 100644
--- a/kernel/kexec_file.c
+++ b/kernel/kexec_file.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ kimage_validate_signature(struct kimage *image)
 			return ret;
 		}
 
-		return 0;
+		return security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_KEXEC);
 
 		/* All other errors are fatal, including nomem, unparseable
 		 * signatures and signature check failures - even if signatures