diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index 7287bed6eb64..d413bfaf3527 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -735,7 +735,16 @@ static struct table_device *open_table_device(struct mapped_device *md,
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	refcount_set(&td->count, 1);
 
-	bdev_file = bdev_file_open_by_dev(dev, mode, _dm_claim_ptr, NULL);
+	/*
+	 * Open the backing device with kernel rather than caller
+	 * credentials. Otherwise the caller's credentials would be
+	 * pinned in bdev_file->f_cred until the table device is closed.
+	 * That would keep the caller's thread keyring alive long beyond the
+	 * lifetime of the caller, breaking userspace expectation (e.g.
+	 * cryptsetup(8) leaking the LUKS volume key).
+	 */
+	scoped_with_kernel_creds()
+		bdev_file = bdev_file_open_by_dev(dev, mode, _dm_claim_ptr, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(bdev_file)) {
 		r = PTR_ERR(bdev_file);
 		goto out_free_td;