1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/security/keys/keyring.c b/security/keys/keyring.c
index a1f6bac647a1..9c208c756df8 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyring.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyring.c
@@ -201,7 +201,11 @@ static void keyring_destroy(struct key *keyring)
 
         if (keyring->description) {
                 write_lock(&keyring_name_lock);
-                list_del(&keyring->type_data.link);
+
+                if (keyring->type_data.link.next != NULL &&
+                    !list_empty(&keyring->type_data.link))
+                        list_del(&keyring->type_data.link);
+
                 write_unlock(&keyring_name_lock);
         }