diff --git a/security/keys/request_key_auth.c b/security/keys/request_key_auth.c
index 572c7a60473a..ec5226557023 100644
--- a/security/keys/request_key_auth.c
+++ b/security/keys/request_key_auth.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ struct key *request_key_auth_new(struct key *target, const char *op,
 
 	authkey = key_alloc(&key_type_request_key_auth, desc,
 			    cred->fsuid, cred->fsgid, cred,
-			    KEY_POS_VIEW | KEY_POS_READ | KEY_POS_SEARCH |
+			    KEY_POS_VIEW | KEY_POS_READ | KEY_POS_SEARCH | KEY_POS_LINK |
 			    KEY_USR_VIEW, KEY_ALLOC_NOT_IN_QUOTA, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(authkey)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(authkey);