diff --git a/security/keys/keyctl.c b/security/keys/keyctl.c
index 0b3f5d7..0a4a21d 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyctl.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyctl.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
+#include <linux/key.h>
 #include <linux/keyctl.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/capability.h>
@@ -1244,10 +1245,8 @@
  */
 long keyctl_set_timeout(key_serial_t id, unsigned timeout)
 {
-	struct timespec now;
 	struct key *key, *instkey;
 	key_ref_t key_ref;
-	time_t expiry;
 	long ret;
 
 	key_ref = lookup_user_key(id, KEY_LOOKUP_CREATE | KEY_LOOKUP_PARTIAL,
@@ -1273,20 +1272,7 @@
 
 okay:
 	key = key_ref_to_ptr(key_ref);
-
-	/* make the changes with the locks held to prevent races */
-	down_write(&key->sem);
-
-	expiry = 0;
-	if (timeout > 0) {
-		now = current_kernel_time();
-		expiry = now.tv_sec + timeout;
-	}
-
-	key->expiry = expiry;
-	key_schedule_gc(key->expiry + key_gc_delay);
-
-	up_write(&key->sem);
+	key_set_timeout(key, timeout);
 	key_put(key);
 
 	ret = 0;