diff --git a/security/keys/request_key.c b/security/keys/request_key.c
index 3814119..408523e 100644
--- a/security/keys/request_key.c
+++ b/security/keys/request_key.c
@@ -531,9 +531,9 @@
 		.index_key.type		= type,
 		.index_key.description	= description,
 		.cred			= current_cred(),
-		.match			= type->match,
-		.match_data		= description,
-		.flags			= KEYRING_SEARCH_LOOKUP_DIRECT,
+		.match_data.cmp		= type->match,
+		.match_data.raw_data	= description,
+		.match_data.lookup_type	= KEYRING_SEARCH_LOOKUP_DIRECT,
 	};
 	struct key *key;
 	key_ref_t key_ref;
@@ -543,6 +543,14 @@
 	       ctx.index_key.type->name, ctx.index_key.description,
 	       callout_info, callout_len, aux, dest_keyring, flags);
 
+	if (type->match_preparse) {
+		ret = type->match_preparse(&ctx.match_data);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			key = ERR_PTR(ret);
+			goto error;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* search all the process keyrings for a key */
 	key_ref = search_process_keyrings(&ctx);
 
@@ -555,7 +563,7 @@
 			if (ret < 0) {
 				key_put(key);
 				key = ERR_PTR(ret);
-				goto error;
+				goto error_free;
 			}
 		}
 	} else if (PTR_ERR(key_ref) != -EAGAIN) {
@@ -565,12 +573,15 @@
 		 * should consult userspace if we can */
 		key = ERR_PTR(-ENOKEY);
 		if (!callout_info)
-			goto error;
+			goto error_free;
 
 		key = construct_key_and_link(&ctx, callout_info, callout_len,
 					     aux, dest_keyring, flags);
 	}
 
+error_free:
+	if (type->match_free)
+		type->match_free(&ctx.match_data);
 error:
 	kleave(" = %p", key);
 	return key;