diff --git a/net/rxrpc/key.c b/net/rxrpc/key.c
index 01d2d40ef21c..fa475b02bdce 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/key.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/key.c
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ int rxrpc_request_key(struct rxrpc_sock *rx, char __user *optval, int optlen)
 
 	_enter("");
 
-	if (optlen <= 0 || optlen > PAGE_SIZE - 1)
+	if (optlen <= 0 || optlen > PAGE_SIZE - 1 || rx->securities)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	description = memdup_user_nul(optval, optlen);