diff --git a/include/linux/cred.h b/include/linux/cred.h
index 4d2c39573f36..4aaeab376446 100644
--- a/include/linux/cred.h
+++ b/include/linux/cred.h
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ struct thread_group_cred {
 	atomic_t	usage;
 	pid_t		tgid;			/* thread group process ID */
 	spinlock_t	lock;
-	struct key	*session_keyring;	/* keyring inherited over fork */
+	struct key __rcu *session_keyring;	/* keyring inherited over fork */
 	struct key	*process_keyring;	/* keyring private to this process */
 	struct rcu_head	rcu;			/* RCU deletion hook */
 };
diff --git a/include/linux/key.h b/include/linux/key.h
index cd50dfa1d4c2..3db0adce1fda 100644
--- a/include/linux/key.h
+++ b/include/linux/key.h
@@ -178,8 +178,9 @@ struct key {
 	 */
 	union {
 		unsigned long		value;
+		void __rcu		*rcudata;
 		void			*data;
-		struct keyring_list	*subscriptions;
+		struct keyring_list __rcu *subscriptions;
 	} payload;
 };