diff --git a/include/linux/key-type.h b/include/linux/key-type.h
index 2ab2d6d6aeab..7d985a1dfe4a 100644
--- a/include/linux/key-type.h
+++ b/include/linux/key-type.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ struct kernel_pkey_params;
  * clear the contents.
  */
 struct key_preparsed_payload {
+	const char	*orig_description; /* Actual or proposed description (maybe NULL) */
 	char		*description;	/* Proposed key description (or NULL) */
 	union key_payload payload;	/* Proposed payload */
 	const void	*data;		/* Raw data */
diff --git a/security/keys/key.c b/security/keys/key.c
index e282c6179b21..ebe752b137aa 100644
--- a/security/keys/key.c
+++ b/security/keys/key.c
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ int key_instantiate_and_link(struct key *key,
 	int ret;
 
 	memset(&prep, 0, sizeof(prep));
+	prep.orig_description = key->description;
 	prep.data = data;
 	prep.datalen = datalen;
 	prep.quotalen = key->type->def_datalen;
@@ -854,6 +855,7 @@ key_ref_t key_create_or_update(key_ref_t keyring_ref,
 		goto error_put_type;
 
 	memset(&prep, 0, sizeof(prep));
+	prep.orig_description = description;
 	prep.data = payload;
 	prep.datalen = plen;
 	prep.quotalen = index_key.type->def_datalen;