diff --git a/include/linux/ima.h b/include/linux/ima.h
index 678a03fddd7e..31ef6c3c3207 100644
--- a/include/linux/ima.h
+++ b/include/linux/ima.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ extern int ima_post_load_data(char *buf, loff_t size,
 			      enum kernel_load_data_id id, char *description);
 extern int ima_read_file(struct file *file, enum kernel_read_file_id id,
 			 bool contents);
-extern int ima_post_read_file(struct file *file, void *buf, loff_t size,
+extern int ima_post_read_file(struct file *file, char *buf, loff_t size,
 			      enum kernel_read_file_id id);
 extern void ima_post_path_mknod(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 				struct dentry *dentry);
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static inline int ima_read_file(struct file *file, enum kernel_read_file_id id,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int ima_post_read_file(struct file *file, void *buf, loff_t size,
+static inline int ima_post_read_file(struct file *file, char *buf, loff_t size,
 				     enum kernel_read_file_id id)
 {
 	return 0;
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index b3f5e8401056..02021ee467d3 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ const int read_idmap[READING_MAX_ID] = {
  * On success return 0.  On integrity appraisal error, assuming the file
  * is in policy and IMA-appraisal is in enforcing mode, return -EACCES.
  */
-int ima_post_read_file(struct file *file, void *buf, loff_t size,
+int ima_post_read_file(struct file *file, char *buf, loff_t size,
 		       enum kernel_read_file_id read_id)
 {
 	enum ima_hooks func;