diff --git a/security/keys/keyring.c b/security/keys/keyring.c
index 06173b091a7481934d80e76cc3d55d00d01cb074..a7e51f7938671c76fa917ea66a7a1d6524f21364 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyring.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyring.c
@@ -566,6 +566,8 @@ static int keyring_search_iterator(const void *object, void *iterator_data)
 
 	/* skip invalidated, revoked and expired keys */
 	if (ctx->flags & KEYRING_SEARCH_DO_STATE_CHECK) {
+		time_t expiry = READ_ONCE(key->expiry);
+
 		if (kflags & ((1 << KEY_FLAG_INVALIDATED) |
 			      (1 << KEY_FLAG_REVOKED))) {
 			ctx->result = ERR_PTR(-EKEYREVOKED);
@@ -573,7 +575,7 @@ static int keyring_search_iterator(const void *object, void *iterator_data)
 			goto skipped;
 		}
 
-		if (key->expiry && ctx->now.tv_sec >= key->expiry) {
+		if (expiry && ctx->now.tv_sec >= expiry) {
 			if (!(ctx->flags & KEYRING_SEARCH_SKIP_EXPIRED))
 				ctx->result = ERR_PTR(-EKEYEXPIRED);
 			kleave(" = %d [expire]", ctx->skipped_ret);