diff --git a/security/keys/keyring.c b/security/keys/keyring.c
index e814d2109f8e..dd7cd0f8e13c 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyring.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyring.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static long keyring_read(const struct key *keyring,
 	int loop, ret;
 
 	ret = 0;
-	klist = rcu_dereference(keyring->payload.subscriptions);
+	klist = keyring->payload.subscriptions;
 
 	if (klist) {
 		/* calculate how much data we could return */