diff --git a/security/keys/key.c b/security/keys/key.c
index 70eacbe..157bac6 100644
--- a/security/keys/key.c
+++ b/security/keys/key.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* allocate and initialise the key and its description */
-	key = kmem_cache_alloc(key_jar, SLAB_KERNEL);
+	key = kmem_cache_alloc(key_jar, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!key)
 		goto no_memory_2;