diff --git a/include/linux/key.h b/include/linux/key.h
index 183a6af..bfc014c 100644
--- a/include/linux/key.h
+++ b/include/linux/key.h
@@ -293,6 +293,9 @@
 	(rcu_dereference_protected((KEY)->payload.rcudata,		\
 				   rwsem_is_locked(&((struct key *)(KEY))->sem)))
 
+#define rcu_assign_keypointer(KEY, PAYLOAD)				\
+	(rcu_assign_pointer((KEY)->payload.rcudata, PAYLOAD))
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 extern ctl_table key_sysctls[];
 #endif