1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/security/keys/keyring.c b/security/keys/keyring.c
index e72548b5897e..d33437007ad2 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyring.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyring.c
@@ -1181,9 +1181,11 @@ void __key_link_end(struct key *keyring,
         if (index_key->type == &key_type_keyring)
                 up_write(&keyring_serialise_link_sem);
 
-        if (edit && !edit->dead_leaf) {
-                key_payload_reserve(keyring,
-                                    keyring->datalen - KEYQUOTA_LINK_BYTES);
+        if (edit) {
+                if (!edit->dead_leaf) {
+                        key_payload_reserve(keyring,
+                                keyring->datalen - KEYQUOTA_LINK_BYTES);
+                }
                 assoc_array_cancel_edit(edit);
         }
         up_write(&keyring->sem);