1 files changed, 6 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/net/dns_resolver/dns_key.c b/net/dns_resolver/dns_key.c
index 8aa4b111538..0a69d075779 100644
--- a/net/dns_resolver/dns_key.c
+++ b/net/dns_resolver/dns_key.c
@@ -259,20 +259,16 @@ static int __init init_dns_resolver(void)
         if (!cred)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
-        keyring = key_alloc(&key_type_keyring, ".dns_resolver",
-                            GLOBAL_ROOT_UID, GLOBAL_ROOT_GID, cred,
-                            (KEY_POS_ALL & ~KEY_POS_SETATTR) |
-                            KEY_USR_VIEW | KEY_USR_READ,
-                            KEY_ALLOC_NOT_IN_QUOTA);
+        keyring = keyring_alloc(".dns_resolver",
+                                GLOBAL_ROOT_UID, GLOBAL_ROOT_GID, cred,
+                                (KEY_POS_ALL & ~KEY_POS_SETATTR) |
+                                KEY_USR_VIEW | KEY_USR_READ,
+                                KEY_ALLOC_NOT_IN_QUOTA, NULL);
         if (IS_ERR(keyring)) {
                 ret = PTR_ERR(keyring);
                 goto failed_put_cred;
         }
 
-        ret = key_instantiate_and_link(keyring, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL);
-        if (ret < 0)
-                goto failed_put_key;
-
         ret = register_key_type(&key_type_dns_resolver);
         if (ret < 0)
                 goto failed_put_key;
@@ -304,3 +300,4 @@ static void __exit exit_dns_resolver(void)
 module_init(init_dns_resolver)
 module_exit(exit_dns_resolver)
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+