diff --git a/security/keys/keyctl.c b/security/keys/keyctl.c
index 94c2790f8283..ab0b337c84b4 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyctl.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyctl.c
@@ -132,7 +132,10 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(add_key, const char __user *, _type,
 
 	key_ref_put(keyring_ref);
  error3:
-	kvfree(payload);
+	if (payload) {
+		memzero_explicit(payload, plen);
+		kvfree(payload);
+	}
  error2:
 	kfree(description);
  error:
@@ -347,7 +350,7 @@ long keyctl_update_key(key_serial_t id,
 
 	key_ref_put(key_ref);
 error2:
-	kfree(payload);
+	kzfree(payload);
 error:
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1093,7 +1096,10 @@ long keyctl_instantiate_key_common(key_serial_t id,
 		keyctl_change_reqkey_auth(NULL);
 
 error2:
-	kvfree(payload);
+	if (payload) {
+		memzero_explicit(payload, plen);
+		kvfree(payload);
+	}
 error:
 	return ret;
 }