--- zzzz-none-000/linux-4.4.60/security/keys/keyctl.c	2017-04-08 07:53:53.000000000 +0000
+++ scorpion-1750e-727/linux-4.4.60/security/keys/keyctl.c	2021-02-04 17:41:59.000000000 +0000
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 	/* pull the payload in if one was supplied */
 	payload = NULL;
 
-	if (_payload) {
+	if (plen) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		payload = kmalloc(plen, GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOWARN);
 		if (!payload) {
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
 
 	/* pull the payload in if one was supplied */
 	payload = NULL;
-	if (_payload) {
+	if (plen) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		payload = kmalloc(plen, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!payload)