diff --git a/kernel/futex.c b/kernel/futex.c
index 60b47bb9e3dd39a9d20f62aea45aa3508ac99d18..62cbd648e28a663fc5e165adf177d227bed38a33 100644
--- a/kernel/futex.c
+++ b/kernel/futex.c
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ static int get_futex_key(u32 __user *uaddr, int fshared, union futex_key *key)
 			return -EFAULT;
 		key->private.mm = mm;
 		key->private.address = address;
+		get_futex_key_refs(key);
 		return 0;
 	}