diff --git a/security/keys/request_key.c b/security/keys/request_key.c
index ea97c3120d66..d737cea5347c 100644
--- a/security/keys/request_key.c
+++ b/security/keys/request_key.c
@@ -339,8 +339,10 @@ static int construct_alloc_key(struct key_type *type,
 
 key_already_present:
 	mutex_unlock(&key_construction_mutex);
-	if (dest_keyring)
+	if (dest_keyring) {
+		__key_link(dest_keyring, key_ref_to_ptr(key_ref));
 		up_write(&dest_keyring->sem);
+	}
 	mutex_unlock(&user->cons_lock);
 	key_put(key);
 	*_key = key = key_ref_to_ptr(key_ref);
@@ -431,6 +433,11 @@ struct key *request_key_and_link(struct key_type *type,
 
 	if (!IS_ERR(key_ref)) {
 		key = key_ref_to_ptr(key_ref);
+		if (dest_keyring) {
+			construct_get_dest_keyring(&dest_keyring);
+			key_link(dest_keyring, key);
+			key_put(dest_keyring);
+		}
 	} else if (PTR_ERR(key_ref) != -EAGAIN) {
 		key = ERR_CAST(key_ref);
 	} else  {