diff --git a/security/keys/keyring.c b/security/keys/keyring.c
index 9b6f6e0..8c05ebd 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyring.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyring.c
@@ -551,6 +551,7 @@
 	if (ctx->flags & KEYRING_SEARCH_DO_STATE_CHECK) {
 		/* we set a different error code if we pass a negative key */
 		if (kflags & (1 << KEY_FLAG_NEGATIVE)) {
+			smp_rmb();
 			ctx->result = ERR_PTR(key->type_data.reject_error);
 			kleave(" = %d [neg]", ctx->skipped_ret);
 			goto skipped;