diff --git a/security/keys/process_keys.c b/security/keys/process_keys.c
index 58dfe089094793030f56fdb895f6621e403e4157..a571fad91010156aa7c532836b2a612e8e82e6fd 100644
--- a/security/keys/process_keys.c
+++ b/security/keys/process_keys.c
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ void key_change_session_keyring(struct callback_head *twork)
 	new-> sgid	= old-> sgid;
 	new->fsgid	= old->fsgid;
 	new->user	= get_uid(old->user);
-	new->user_ns	= get_user_ns(new->user_ns);
+	new->user_ns	= get_user_ns(old->user_ns);
 	new->group_info	= get_group_info(old->group_info);
 
 	new->securebits	= old->securebits;