diff --git a/security/keys/process_keys.c b/security/keys/process_keys.c
index f6940618..217a0be 100644
--- a/security/keys/process_keys.c
+++ b/security/keys/process_keys.c
@@ -168,11 +168,12 @@
  */
 int install_process_keyring(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
 	struct key *keyring;
 	char buf[20];
 	int ret;
 
+	might_sleep();
+
 	if (!tsk->signal->process_keyring) {
 		sprintf(buf, "_pid.%u", tsk->tgid);
 
@@ -183,12 +184,12 @@
 		}
 
 		/* attach keyring */
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&tsk->sighand->siglock, flags);
+		spin_lock_irq(&tsk->sighand->siglock);
 		if (!tsk->signal->process_keyring) {
 			tsk->signal->process_keyring = keyring;
 			keyring = NULL;
 		}
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tsk->sighand->siglock, flags);
+		spin_unlock_irq(&tsk->sighand->siglock);
 
 		key_put(keyring);
 	}
@@ -207,38 +208,37 @@
 static int install_session_keyring(struct task_struct *tsk,
 				   struct key *keyring)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
 	struct key *old;
 	char buf[20];
-	int ret;
+
+	might_sleep();
 
 	/* create an empty session keyring */
 	if (!keyring) {
 		sprintf(buf, "_ses.%u", tsk->tgid);
 
 		keyring = keyring_alloc(buf, tsk->uid, tsk->gid, 1, NULL);
-		if (IS_ERR(keyring)) {
-			ret = PTR_ERR(keyring);
-			goto error;
-		}
+		if (IS_ERR(keyring))
+			return PTR_ERR(keyring);
 	}
 	else {
 		atomic_inc(&keyring->usage);
 	}
 
 	/* install the keyring */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&tsk->sighand->siglock, flags);
-	old = rcu_dereference(tsk->signal->session_keyring);
+	spin_lock_irq(&tsk->sighand->siglock);
+	old = tsk->signal->session_keyring;
 	rcu_assign_pointer(tsk->signal->session_keyring, keyring);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tsk->sighand->siglock, flags);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&tsk->sighand->siglock);
 
-	ret = 0;
+	/* we're using RCU on the pointer, but there's no point synchronising
+	 * on it if it didn't previously point to anything */
+	if (old) {
+		synchronize_rcu();
+		key_put(old);
+	}
 
-	/* we're using RCU on the pointer */
-	synchronize_rcu();
-	key_put(old);
-error:
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 
 } /* end install_session_keyring() */
 
@@ -311,7 +311,6 @@
  */
 int exec_keys(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
 	struct key *old;
 
 	/* newly exec'd tasks don't get a thread keyring */
@@ -323,10 +322,10 @@
 	key_put(old);
 
 	/* discard the process keyring from a newly exec'd task */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&tsk->sighand->siglock, flags);
+	spin_lock_irq(&tsk->sighand->siglock);
 	old = tsk->signal->process_keyring;
 	tsk->signal->process_keyring = NULL;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tsk->sighand->siglock, flags);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&tsk->sighand->siglock);
 
 	key_put(old);