diff --git a/security/keys/gc.c b/security/keys/gc.c
index cce621c33dce..d3222b6d7d59 100644
--- a/security/keys/gc.c
+++ b/security/keys/gc.c
@@ -130,46 +130,6 @@ void key_gc_keytype(struct key_type *ktype)
 	kleave("");
 }
 
-static int key_gc_keyring_func(const void *object, void *iterator_data)
-{
-	const struct key *key = object;
-	time_t *limit = iterator_data;
-	return key_is_dead(key, *limit);
-}
-
-/*
- * Garbage collect pointers from a keyring.
- *
- * Not called with any locks held.  The keyring's key struct will not be
- * deallocated under us as only our caller may deallocate it.
- */
-static void key_gc_keyring(struct key *keyring, time_t limit)
-{
-	int result;
-
-	kenter("%x{%s}", keyring->serial, keyring->description ?: "");
-
-	if (keyring->flags & ((1 << KEY_FLAG_INVALIDATED) |
-			      (1 << KEY_FLAG_REVOKED)))
-		goto dont_gc;
-
-	/* scan the keyring looking for dead keys */
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	result = assoc_array_iterate(&keyring->keys,
-				     key_gc_keyring_func, &limit);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-	if (result == true)
-		goto do_gc;
-
-dont_gc:
-	kleave(" [no gc]");
-	return;
-
-do_gc:
-	keyring_gc(keyring, limit);
-	kleave(" [gc]");
-}
-
 /*
  * Garbage collect a list of unreferenced, detached keys
  */
@@ -388,7 +348,7 @@ found_unreferenced_key:
 	 */
 found_keyring:
 	spin_unlock(&key_serial_lock);
-	key_gc_keyring(key, limit);
+	keyring_gc(key, limit);
 	goto maybe_resched;
 
 	/* We found a dead key that is still referenced.  Reset its type and
diff --git a/security/keys/keyring.c b/security/keys/keyring.c
index d80311e571c3..69f0cb7bab7e 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyring.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyring.c
@@ -1304,7 +1304,7 @@ static void keyring_revoke(struct key *keyring)
 	}
 }
 
-static bool gc_iterator(void *object, void *iterator_data)
+static bool keyring_gc_select_iterator(void *object, void *iterator_data)
 {
 	struct key *key = keyring_ptr_to_key(object);
 	time_t *limit = iterator_data;
@@ -1315,22 +1315,47 @@ static bool gc_iterator(void *object, void *iterator_data)
 	return true;
 }
 
+static int keyring_gc_check_iterator(const void *object, void *iterator_data)
+{
+	const struct key *key = keyring_ptr_to_key(object);
+	time_t *limit = iterator_data;
+
+	key_check(key);
+	return key_is_dead(key, *limit);
+}
+
 /*
- * Collect garbage from the contents of a keyring, replacing the old list with
- * a new one with the pointers all shuffled down.
+ * Garbage collect pointers from a keyring.
  *
- * Dead keys are classed as oned that are flagged as being dead or are revoked,
- * expired or negative keys that were revoked or expired before the specified
- * limit.
+ * Not called with any locks held.  The keyring's key struct will not be
+ * deallocated under us as only our caller may deallocate it.
  */
 void keyring_gc(struct key *keyring, time_t limit)
 {
-	kenter("{%x,%s}", key_serial(keyring), keyring->description);
+	int result;
 
+	kenter("%x{%s}", keyring->serial, keyring->description ?: "");
+
+	if (keyring->flags & ((1 << KEY_FLAG_INVALIDATED) |
+			      (1 << KEY_FLAG_REVOKED)))
+		goto dont_gc;
+
+	/* scan the keyring looking for dead keys */
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	result = assoc_array_iterate(&keyring->keys,
+				     keyring_gc_check_iterator, &limit);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	if (result == true)
+		goto do_gc;
+
+dont_gc:
+	kleave(" [no gc]");
+	return;
+
+do_gc:
 	down_write(&keyring->sem);
 	assoc_array_gc(&keyring->keys, &keyring_assoc_array_ops,
-		       gc_iterator, &limit);
+		       keyring_gc_select_iterator, &limit);
 	up_write(&keyring->sem);
-
-	kleave("");
+	kleave(" [gc]");
 }