diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 58143c8e0d4f..e49a520a6e1e 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 44658a11f312fb9217674cb90b1a11cbe17fd18d
+refs/heads/master: 3fc5e98d8cf85e0d77fc597b49e9268dff67400e
diff --git a/trunk/security/keys/request_key.c b/trunk/security/keys/request_key.c
index 0088dd8bf68a..0ea52d25a6bd 100644
--- a/trunk/security/keys/request_key.c
+++ b/trunk/security/keys/request_key.c
@@ -403,7 +403,6 @@ static int construct_alloc_key(struct key_type *type,
 	return ret;
 
 link_prealloc_failed:
-	up_write(&dest_keyring->sem);
 	mutex_unlock(&user->cons_lock);
 	kleave(" = %d [prelink]", ret);
 	return ret;