diff --git a/security/keys/keyring.c b/security/keys/keyring.c
index eadebb92986a..f81372f53dd7 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyring.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyring.c
@@ -661,9 +661,6 @@ static bool search_nested_keyrings(struct key *keyring,
 	BUG_ON((ctx->flags & STATE_CHECKS) == 0 ||
 	       (ctx->flags & STATE_CHECKS) == STATE_CHECKS);
 
-	if (ctx->index_key.description)
-		ctx->index_key.desc_len = strlen(ctx->index_key.description);
-
 	/* Check to see if this top-level keyring is what we are looking for
 	 * and whether it is valid or not.
 	 */
@@ -914,6 +911,7 @@ key_ref_t keyring_search(key_ref_t keyring,
 	struct keyring_search_context ctx = {
 		.index_key.type		= type,
 		.index_key.description	= description,
+		.index_key.desc_len	= strlen(description),
 		.cred			= current_cred(),
 		.match_data.cmp		= key_default_cmp,
 		.match_data.raw_data	= description,
diff --git a/security/keys/proc.c b/security/keys/proc.c
index d2b802072693..78ac305d715e 100644
--- a/security/keys/proc.c
+++ b/security/keys/proc.c
@@ -165,8 +165,7 @@ static int proc_keys_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 	int rc;
 
 	struct keyring_search_context ctx = {
-		.index_key.type		= key->type,
-		.index_key.description	= key->description,
+		.index_key		= key->index_key,
 		.cred			= m->file->f_cred,
 		.match_data.cmp		= lookup_user_key_possessed,
 		.match_data.raw_data	= key,
diff --git a/security/keys/request_key.c b/security/keys/request_key.c
index 3f56a312dd35..7a0c6b666ff0 100644
--- a/security/keys/request_key.c
+++ b/security/keys/request_key.c
@@ -531,6 +531,7 @@ struct key *request_key_and_link(struct key_type *type,
 	struct keyring_search_context ctx = {
 		.index_key.type		= type,
 		.index_key.description	= description,
+		.index_key.desc_len	= strlen(description),
 		.cred			= current_cred(),
 		.match_data.cmp		= key_default_cmp,
 		.match_data.raw_data	= description,
diff --git a/security/keys/request_key_auth.c b/security/keys/request_key_auth.c
index afc304e8b61e..bda6201c6c45 100644
--- a/security/keys/request_key_auth.c
+++ b/security/keys/request_key_auth.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ struct key *key_get_instantiation_authkey(key_serial_t target_id)
 	struct key *authkey;
 	key_ref_t authkey_ref;
 
-	sprintf(description, "%x", target_id);
+	ctx.index_key.desc_len = sprintf(description, "%x", target_id);
 
 	authkey_ref = search_process_keyrings(&ctx);