diff --git a/security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c b/security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c
index 976b8dce6496..0138932ef34d 100644
--- a/security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ char *evm_config_xattrnames[] = {
 	NULL
 };
 
-static int evm_fixmode;
+static int evm_fixmode __ro_after_init;
 static int __init evm_set_fixmode(char *str)
 {
 	if (strncmp(str, "fix", 3) == 0)