diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
index bb8ec5d..b36c557 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #define ECRYPTFS_KERNEL_H
 
 #include <keys/user-type.h>
+#include <keys/encrypted-type.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/fs_stack.h>
 #include <linux/namei.h>
@@ -78,11 +79,47 @@
 	} param;
 };
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_ENCRYPTED_KEYS) || defined(CONFIG_ENCRYPTED_KEYS_MODULE)
+static inline struct ecryptfs_auth_tok *
+ecryptfs_get_encrypted_key_payload_data(struct key *key)
+{
+	if (key->type == &key_type_encrypted)
+		return (struct ecryptfs_auth_tok *)
+			(&((struct encrypted_key_payload *)key->payload.data)->payload_data);
+	else
+		return NULL;
+}
+
+static inline struct key *ecryptfs_get_encrypted_key(char *sig)
+{
+	return request_key(&key_type_encrypted, sig, NULL);
+}
+
+#else
+static inline struct ecryptfs_auth_tok *
+ecryptfs_get_encrypted_key_payload_data(struct key *key)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static inline struct key *ecryptfs_get_encrypted_key(char *sig)
+{
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENOKEY);
+}
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_ENCRYPTED_KEYS */
+
 static inline struct ecryptfs_auth_tok *
 ecryptfs_get_key_payload_data(struct key *key)
 {
-	return (struct ecryptfs_auth_tok *)
-		(((struct user_key_payload*)key->payload.data)->data);
+	struct ecryptfs_auth_tok *auth_tok;
+
+	auth_tok = ecryptfs_get_encrypted_key_payload_data(key);
+	if (!auth_tok)
+		return (struct ecryptfs_auth_tok *)
+			(((struct user_key_payload *)key->payload.data)->data);
+	else
+		return auth_tok;
 }
 
 #define ECRYPTFS_MAX_KEYSET_SIZE 1024
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c b/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c
index 27a7fef..2cff13a 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c
@@ -1635,11 +1635,14 @@
 
 	(*auth_tok_key) = request_key(&key_type_user, sig, NULL);
 	if (!(*auth_tok_key) || IS_ERR(*auth_tok_key)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "Could not find key with description: [%s]\n",
-		       sig);
-		rc = process_request_key_err(PTR_ERR(*auth_tok_key));
-		(*auth_tok_key) = NULL;
-		goto out;
+		(*auth_tok_key) = ecryptfs_get_encrypted_key(sig);
+		if (!(*auth_tok_key) || IS_ERR(*auth_tok_key)) {
+			printk(KERN_ERR "Could not find key with description: [%s]\n",
+			      sig);
+			rc = process_request_key_err(PTR_ERR(*auth_tok_key));
+			(*auth_tok_key) = NULL;
+			goto out;
+		}
 	}
 	down_write(&(*auth_tok_key)->sem);
 	rc = ecryptfs_verify_auth_tok_from_key(*auth_tok_key, auth_tok);