diff --git a/security/keys/keyctl.c b/security/keys/keyctl.c
index fea2628..a6516a6 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyctl.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyctl.c
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@
 		goto error;
 	type[31] = '\0';
 
-	if (!type[0])
-		goto error;
-
 	ret = -EPERM;
 	if (type[0] == '.')
 		goto error;
@@ -144,6 +141,10 @@
 		goto error;
 	type[31] = '\0';
 
+	ret = -EPERM;
+	if (type[0] == '.')
+		goto error;
+
 	/* pull the description into kernel space */
 	ret = -EFAULT;
 	dlen = strnlen_user(_description, PAGE_SIZE - 1);
@@ -362,7 +363,7 @@
 
 	key_put(key);
  error:
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 
 } /* end keyctl_revoke_key() */
 
@@ -685,6 +686,8 @@
 			goto can_read_key2;
 
 		ret = PTR_ERR(skey);
+		if (ret == -EAGAIN)
+			ret = -EACCES;
 		goto error2;
 	}