diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_ima.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_ima.c
index 61fca681d524..b54bc0c351b7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_ima.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_ima.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <test_progs.h>
+#include <linux/ring_buffer.h>
 
 #include "ima.skel.h"
 
@@ -31,9 +32,18 @@ static int run_measured_process(const char *measured_dir, u32 *monitored_pid)
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
+static u64 ima_hash_from_bpf;
+
+static int process_sample(void *ctx, void *data, size_t len)
+{
+	ima_hash_from_bpf = *((u64 *)data);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void test_test_ima(void)
 {
 	char measured_dir_template[] = "/tmp/ima_measuredXXXXXX";
+	struct ring_buffer *ringbuf;
 	const char *measured_dir;
 	char cmd[256];
 
@@ -44,6 +54,11 @@ void test_test_ima(void)
 	if (CHECK(!skel, "skel_load", "skeleton failed\n"))
 		goto close_prog;
 
+	ringbuf = ring_buffer__new(bpf_map__fd(skel->maps.ringbuf),
+				   process_sample, NULL, NULL);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(ringbuf, "ringbuf"))
+		goto close_prog;
+
 	err = ima__attach(skel);
 	if (CHECK(err, "attach", "attach failed: %d\n", err))
 		goto close_prog;
@@ -60,11 +75,9 @@ void test_test_ima(void)
 	if (CHECK(err, "run_measured_process", "err = %d\n", err))
 		goto close_clean;
 
-	CHECK(skel->data->ima_hash_ret < 0, "ima_hash_ret",
-	      "ima_hash_ret = %ld\n", skel->data->ima_hash_ret);
-
-	CHECK(skel->bss->ima_hash == 0, "ima_hash",
-	      "ima_hash = %lu\n", skel->bss->ima_hash);
+	err = ring_buffer__consume(ringbuf);
+	ASSERT_EQ(err, 1, "num_samples_or_err");
+	ASSERT_NEQ(ima_hash_from_bpf, 0, "ima_hash");
 
 close_clean:
 	snprintf(cmd, sizeof(cmd), "./ima_setup.sh cleanup %s", measured_dir);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/ima.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/ima.c
index 86b21aff4bc5..96060ff4ffc6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/ima.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/ima.c
@@ -9,20 +9,37 @@
 #include <bpf/bpf_helpers.h>
 #include <bpf/bpf_tracing.h>
 
-long ima_hash_ret = -1;
-u64 ima_hash = 0;
 u32 monitored_pid = 0;
 
+struct {
+	__uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_RINGBUF);
+	__uint(max_entries, 1 << 12);
+} ringbuf SEC(".maps");
+
 char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
 
 SEC("lsm.s/bprm_committed_creds")
-int BPF_PROG(ima, struct linux_binprm *bprm)
+void BPF_PROG(ima, struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 {
-	u32 pid = bpf_get_current_pid_tgid() >> 32;
+	u64 ima_hash = 0;
+	u64 *sample;
+	int ret;
+	u32 pid;
 
-	if (pid == monitored_pid)
-		ima_hash_ret = bpf_ima_inode_hash(bprm->file->f_inode,
-						  &ima_hash, sizeof(ima_hash));
+	pid = bpf_get_current_pid_tgid() >> 32;
+	if (pid == monitored_pid) {
+		ret = bpf_ima_inode_hash(bprm->file->f_inode, &ima_hash,
+					 sizeof(ima_hash));
+		if (ret < 0 || ima_hash == 0)
+			return;
 
-	return 0;
+		sample = bpf_ringbuf_reserve(&ringbuf, sizeof(u64), 0);
+		if (!sample)
+			return;
+
+		*sample = ima_hash;
+		bpf_ringbuf_submit(sample, 0);
+	}
+
+	return;
 }