diff --git a/net/key/af_key.c b/net/key/af_key.c
index 478c8b32a5f..84209fbbeb1 100644
--- a/net/key/af_key.c
+++ b/net/key/af_key.c
@@ -3765,28 +3765,14 @@ static struct xfrm_mgr pfkeyv2_mgr =
 
 static int __net_init pfkey_net_init(struct net *net)
 {
-	struct netns_pfkey *net_pfkey;
+	struct netns_pfkey *net_pfkey = net_generic(net, pfkey_net_id);
 	int rv;
 
-	net_pfkey = kmalloc(sizeof(struct netns_pfkey), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!net_pfkey) {
-		rv = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out_kmalloc;
-	}
 	INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&net_pfkey->table);
 	atomic_set(&net_pfkey->socks_nr, 0);
-	rv = net_assign_generic(net, pfkey_net_id, net_pfkey);
-	if (rv < 0)
-		goto out_assign;
-	rv = pfkey_init_proc(net);
-	if (rv < 0)
-		goto out_proc;
-	return 0;
 
-out_proc:
-out_assign:
-	kfree(net_pfkey);
-out_kmalloc:
+	rv = pfkey_init_proc(net);
+
 	return rv;
 }
 
@@ -3796,17 +3782,18 @@ static void __net_exit pfkey_net_exit(struct net *net)
 
 	pfkey_exit_proc(net);
 	BUG_ON(!hlist_empty(&net_pfkey->table));
-	kfree(net_pfkey);
 }
 
 static struct pernet_operations pfkey_net_ops = {
 	.init = pfkey_net_init,
 	.exit = pfkey_net_exit,
+	.id   = &pfkey_net_id,
+	.size = sizeof(struct netns_pfkey),
 };
 
 static void __exit ipsec_pfkey_exit(void)
 {
-	unregister_pernet_gen_subsys(pfkey_net_id, &pfkey_net_ops);
+	unregister_pernet_subsys(&pfkey_net_ops);
 	xfrm_unregister_km(&pfkeyv2_mgr);
 	sock_unregister(PF_KEY);
 	proto_unregister(&key_proto);
@@ -3825,7 +3812,7 @@ static int __init ipsec_pfkey_init(void)
 	err = xfrm_register_km(&pfkeyv2_mgr);
 	if (err != 0)
 		goto out_sock_unregister;
-	err = register_pernet_gen_subsys(&pfkey_net_id, &pfkey_net_ops);
+	err = register_pernet_subsys(&pfkey_net_ops);
 	if (err != 0)
 		goto out_xfrm_unregister_km;
 out: