diff --git a/fs/afs/internal.h b/fs/afs/internal.h
index f66a3be..9cdfaba 100644
--- a/fs/afs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/afs/internal.h
@@ -1217,6 +1217,7 @@ extern void afs_cache_permit(struct afs_vnode *, struct key *, unsigned int,
 			     struct afs_status_cb *);
 extern void afs_zap_permits(struct rcu_head *);
 extern struct key *afs_request_key(struct afs_cell *);
+extern struct key *afs_request_key_rcu(struct afs_cell *);
 extern int afs_check_permit(struct afs_vnode *, struct key *, afs_access_t *);
 extern int afs_permission(struct inode *, int);
 extern void __exit afs_clean_up_permit_cache(void);
diff --git a/fs/afs/security.c b/fs/afs/security.c
index 71e71c0..ef2fd34 100644
--- a/fs/afs/security.c
+++ b/fs/afs/security.c
@@ -27,8 +27,37 @@ struct key *afs_request_key(struct afs_cell *cell)
 	_enter("{%x}", key_serial(cell->anonymous_key));
 
 	_debug("key %s", cell->anonymous_key->description);
-	key = request_key(&key_type_rxrpc, cell->anonymous_key->description,
-			  NULL);
+	key = request_key_net(&key_type_rxrpc, cell->anonymous_key->description,
+			      cell->net->net, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(key)) {
+		if (PTR_ERR(key) != -ENOKEY) {
+			_leave(" = %ld", PTR_ERR(key));
+			return key;
+		}
+
+		/* act as anonymous user */
+		_leave(" = {%x} [anon]", key_serial(cell->anonymous_key));
+		return key_get(cell->anonymous_key);
+	} else {
+		/* act as authorised user */
+		_leave(" = {%x} [auth]", key_serial(key));
+		return key;
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * Get a key when pathwalk is in rcuwalk mode.
+ */
+struct key *afs_request_key_rcu(struct afs_cell *cell)
+{
+	struct key *key;
+
+	_enter("{%x}", key_serial(cell->anonymous_key));
+
+	_debug("key %s", cell->anonymous_key->description);
+	key = request_key_net_rcu(&key_type_rxrpc,
+				  cell->anonymous_key->description,
+				  cell->net->net);
 	if (IS_ERR(key)) {
 		if (PTR_ERR(key) != -ENOKEY) {
 			_leave(" = %ld", PTR_ERR(key));