diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c
index db01125..468a3ba 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@
 
 		if (is_ima_template && strcmp(field->field_id, "d") == 0)
 			show = IMA_SHOW_BINARY_NO_FIELD_LEN;
+		if (is_ima_template && strcmp(field->field_id, "n") == 0)
+			show = IMA_SHOW_BINARY_OLD_STRING_FMT;
 		field->field_show(m, show, &e->template_data[i]);
 	}
 	return 0;