diff --git a/security/keys/keyring.c b/security/keys/keyring.c
index fdf75f9..ed85157 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyring.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyring.c
@@ -245,14 +245,14 @@
  * allocate a keyring and link into the destination keyring
  */
 struct key *keyring_alloc(const char *description, uid_t uid, gid_t gid,
-			  struct task_struct *ctx, unsigned long flags,
+			  const struct cred *cred, unsigned long flags,
 			  struct key *dest)
 {
 	struct key *keyring;
 	int ret;
 
 	keyring = key_alloc(&key_type_keyring, description,
-			    uid, gid, ctx,
+			    uid, gid, cred,
 			    (KEY_POS_ALL & ~KEY_POS_SETATTR) | KEY_USR_ALL,
 			    flags);
 
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
  * - we propagate the possession attribute from the keyring ref to the key ref
  */
 key_ref_t keyring_search_aux(key_ref_t keyring_ref,
-			     struct task_struct *context,
+			     const struct cred *cred,
 			     struct key_type *type,
 			     const void *description,
 			     key_match_func_t match)
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
 	key_check(keyring);
 
 	/* top keyring must have search permission to begin the search */
-        err = key_task_permission(keyring_ref, context, KEY_SEARCH);
+        err = key_task_permission(keyring_ref, cred, KEY_SEARCH);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		key_ref = ERR_PTR(err);
 		goto error;
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@
 
 		/* key must have search permissions */
 		if (key_task_permission(make_key_ref(key, possessed),
-					context, KEY_SEARCH) < 0)
+					cred, KEY_SEARCH) < 0)
 			continue;
 
 		/* we set a different error code if we pass a negative key */
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@
 			continue;
 
 		if (key_task_permission(make_key_ref(key, possessed),
-					context, KEY_SEARCH) < 0)
+					cred, KEY_SEARCH) < 0)
 			continue;
 
 		/* stack the current position */
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@
 	if (!type->match)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOKEY);
 
-	return keyring_search_aux(keyring, current,
+	return keyring_search_aux(keyring, current->cred,
 				  type, description, type->match);
 
 } /* end keyring_search() */