1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/security/keys/request_key.c b/security/keys/request_key.c
index a3dc0d460def..df3c0417ee40 100644
--- a/security/keys/request_key.c
+++ b/security/keys/request_key.c
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ int wait_for_key_construction(struct key *key, bool intr)
         if (ret < 0)
                 return ret;
         if (test_bit(KEY_FLAG_NEGATIVE, &key->flags))
-                return -ENOKEY;
+                return key->type_data.reject_error;
         return key_validate(key);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(wait_for_key_construction);