diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 90d1ff7a2fe6..3f757b2d8275 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -432,8 +432,7 @@ int security_setprocattr(const char *lsm, const char *name, void *value,
 int security_netlink_send(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
 int security_ismaclabel(const char *name);
 int security_secid_to_secctx(struct lsm_export *l, char **secdata, u32 *seclen);
-int security_secctx_to_secid(const char *secdata, u32 seclen,
-			     struct lsm_export *l);
+int security_secctx_to_secid(struct lsm_context *cp, struct lsm_export *l);
 void security_release_secctx(char *secdata, u32 seclen);
 
 void security_inode_invalidate_secctx(struct inode *inode);
@@ -1217,8 +1216,7 @@ static inline int security_secid_to_secctx(struct lsm_export *l,
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
 
-static inline int security_secctx_to_secid(const char *secdata,
-					   u32 seclen,
+static inline int security_secctx_to_secid(struct lsm_context *cp,
 					   struct lsm_export *l)
 {
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
diff --git a/kernel/cred.c b/kernel/cred.c
index 7792538b1ca6..ebae67fdd4d0 100644
--- a/kernel/cred.c
+++ b/kernel/cred.c
@@ -724,10 +724,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_security_override);
  */
 int set_security_override_from_ctx(struct cred *new, const char *secctx)
 {
+	struct lsm_context lc;
 	struct lsm_export le;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = security_secctx_to_secid(secctx, strlen(secctx), &le);
+	lc.context = secctx;
+	lc.len = strlen(secctx);
+	ret = security_secctx_to_secid(&lc, &le);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_meta.c b/net/netfilter/nft_meta.c
index a1d3dab5bc25..f25b26318d72 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_meta.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_meta.c
@@ -577,11 +577,14 @@ static const struct nla_policy nft_secmark_policy[NFTA_SECMARK_MAX + 1] = {
 static int nft_secmark_compute_secid(struct nft_secmark *priv)
 {
 	struct lsm_export le;
+	struct lsm_context lc;
 	u32 tmp_secid = 0;
 	int err;
 
 	lsm_export_init(&le);
-	err = security_secctx_to_secid(priv->ctx, strlen(priv->ctx), &le);
+	lc.context = priv->ctx;
+	lc.len = strlen(priv->ctx);
+	err = security_secctx_to_secid(&lc, &le);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_SECMARK.c b/net/netfilter/xt_SECMARK.c
index 9a2a97c200a2..a06e50535194 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_SECMARK.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_SECMARK.c
@@ -50,13 +50,16 @@ secmark_tg(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct xt_action_param *par)
 static int checkentry_lsm(struct xt_secmark_target_info *info)
 {
 	struct lsm_export le;
+	struct lsm_context lc;
 	int err;
 
 	info->secctx[SECMARK_SECCTX_MAX - 1] = '\0';
 	info->secid = 0;
 
 	lsm_export_init(&le);
-	err = security_secctx_to_secid(info->secctx, strlen(info->secctx), &le);
+	lc.context = info->secctx;
+	lc.len = strlen(info->secctx);
+	err = security_secctx_to_secid(&lc, &le);
 	if (err) {
 		if (err == -EINVAL)
 			pr_info_ratelimited("invalid security context \'%s\'\n",
diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
index f79ab91bf25e..707ea5a364b0 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
@@ -894,6 +894,7 @@ static int netlbl_unlabel_staticadd(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	void *mask;
 	u32 addr_len;
 	struct lsm_export le;
+	struct lsm_context lc;
 	struct netlbl_audit audit_info;
 
 	/* Don't allow users to add both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses for a
@@ -914,10 +915,9 @@ static int netlbl_unlabel_staticadd(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (ret_val != 0)
 		return ret_val;
 	dev_name = nla_data(info->attrs[NLBL_UNLABEL_A_IFACE]);
-	ret_val = security_secctx_to_secid(
-		                  nla_data(info->attrs[NLBL_UNLABEL_A_SECCTX]),
-				  nla_len(info->attrs[NLBL_UNLABEL_A_SECCTX]),
-				  &le);
+	lc.context = nla_data(info->attrs[NLBL_UNLABEL_A_SECCTX]);
+	lc.len = nla_len(info->attrs[NLBL_UNLABEL_A_SECCTX]);
+	ret_val = security_secctx_to_secid(&lc, &le);
 	if (ret_val != 0)
 		return ret_val;
 
@@ -945,6 +945,7 @@ static int netlbl_unlabel_staticadddef(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	void *mask;
 	u32 addr_len;
 	struct lsm_export le;
+	struct lsm_context lc;
 	struct netlbl_audit audit_info;
 
 	/* Don't allow users to add both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses for a
@@ -963,10 +964,9 @@ static int netlbl_unlabel_staticadddef(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	ret_val = netlbl_unlabel_addrinfo_get(info, &addr, &mask, &addr_len);
 	if (ret_val != 0)
 		return ret_val;
-	ret_val = security_secctx_to_secid(
-		                  nla_data(info->attrs[NLBL_UNLABEL_A_SECCTX]),
-				  nla_len(info->attrs[NLBL_UNLABEL_A_SECCTX]),
-				  &le);
+	lc.context = nla_data(info->attrs[NLBL_UNLABEL_A_SECCTX]);
+	lc.len = nla_len(info->attrs[NLBL_UNLABEL_A_SECCTX]);
+	ret_val = security_secctx_to_secid(&lc, &le);
 	if (ret_val != 0)
 		return ret_val;
 
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index b37bce99107c..9f32865e7329 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -1987,15 +1987,11 @@ int security_secid_to_secctx(struct lsm_export *l, char **secdata, u32 *seclen)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(security_secid_to_secctx);
 
-int security_secctx_to_secid(const char *secdata, u32 seclen,
-			     struct lsm_export *l)
+int security_secctx_to_secid(struct lsm_context *cp, struct lsm_export *l)
 {
-	struct lsm_context lc;
 
-	lc.context = secdata;
-	lc.len = seclen;
 	lsm_export_init(l);
-	return call_one_int_hook(secctx_to_secid, 0, &lc, l);
+	return call_one_int_hook(secctx_to_secid, 0, cp, l);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(security_secctx_to_secid);
 
