diff --git a/kernel/cred.c b/kernel/cred.c
index 97b36eeca4c9..e70683d9ec32 100644
--- a/kernel/cred.c
+++ b/kernel/cred.c
@@ -386,6 +386,8 @@ int copy_creds(struct task_struct *p, unsigned long clone_flags)
 	struct cred *new;
 	int ret;
 
+	p->replacement_session_keyring = NULL;
+
 	if (
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEYS
 		!p->cred->thread_keyring &&