diff --git a/include/keys/request_key_auth-type.h b/include/keys/request_key_auth-type.h
index 01e42ee5f409..464636278c4f 100644
--- a/include/keys/request_key_auth-type.h
+++ b/include/keys/request_key_auth-type.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ struct request_key_auth {
 	const struct cred	*cred;
 	void			*callout_info;
 	size_t			callout_len;
-	pid_t			pid;
+	struct pid		*pid;
 	char			op[8];
 } __randomize_layout;
 
diff --git a/security/keys/request_key_auth.c b/security/keys/request_key_auth.c
index 282e09d8fa46..ed6f55b9cdd9 100644
--- a/security/keys/request_key_auth.c
+++ b/security/keys/request_key_auth.c
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/pid.h>
+#include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
@@ -73,7 +75,10 @@ static void request_key_auth_describe(const struct key *key,
 	seq_puts(m, "key:");
 	seq_puts(m, key->description);
 	if (key_is_positive(key))
-		seq_printf(m, " pid:%d ci:%zu", rka->pid, rka->callout_len);
+		seq_printf(m, " pid:%d ci:%zu",
+			   pid_nr_ns(rka->pid,
+				     proc_pid_ns(file_inode(m->file)->i_sb)),
+			   rka->callout_len);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -113,6 +118,7 @@ static void free_request_key_auth(struct request_key_auth *rka)
 	if (rka->cred)
 		put_cred(rka->cred);
 	kfree(rka->callout_info);
+	put_pid(rka->pid);
 	kfree(rka);
 }
 
@@ -226,14 +232,14 @@ struct key *request_key_auth_new(struct key *target, const char *op,
 
 		irka = cred->request_key_auth->payload.data[0];
 		rka->cred = get_cred(irka->cred);
-		rka->pid = irka->pid;
+		rka->pid = get_pid(irka->pid);
 
 		up_read(&cred->request_key_auth->sem);
 	}
 	else {
 		/* it isn't - use this process as the context */
 		rka->cred = get_cred(cred);
-		rka->pid = current->pid;
+		rka->pid = get_pid(task_pid(current));
 	}
 
 	rka->target_key = key_get(target);