diff --git a/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c b/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c
index 5e9687f..4de92d9 100644
--- a/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c
+++ b/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c
@@ -107,7 +107,11 @@
 
 	memset(&hmac_misc, 0, sizeof(hmac_misc));
 	hmac_misc.ino = inode->i_ino;
-	hmac_misc.generation = inode->i_generation;
+	/* inode generation can be read from user space only
+	 * for files and directories
+	 */
+	if (S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) || S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
+		hmac_misc.generation = inode->i_generation;
 	hmac_misc.uid = from_kuid(&init_user_ns, inode->i_uid);
 	hmac_misc.gid = from_kgid(&init_user_ns, inode->i_gid);
 	hmac_misc.mode = inode->i_mode;