diff --git a/security/keys/keyring.c b/security/keys/keyring.c
index 3dd8445cd489605802861cfc6363224d2ec91461..d46cbc5e335e9c330ccd74a08fcbf78aeafe8c96 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyring.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyring.c
@@ -690,8 +690,8 @@ static bool search_nested_keyrings(struct key *keyring,
 		smp_read_barrier_depends();
 		ptr = ACCESS_ONCE(shortcut->next_node);
 		BUG_ON(!assoc_array_ptr_is_node(ptr));
-		node = assoc_array_ptr_to_node(ptr);
 	}
+	node = assoc_array_ptr_to_node(ptr);
 
 begin_node:
 	kdebug("begin_node");