diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index cc28a69246a..e431c38a726 100644
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -2007,7 +2007,7 @@ config CIFS_EXPERIMENTAL
 config CIFS_UPCALL
 	  bool "Kerberos/SPNEGO advanced session setup (EXPERIMENTAL)"
 	  depends on CIFS_EXPERIMENTAL
-	  depends on CONNECTOR
+	  depends on KEYS
 	  help
 	    Enables an upcall mechanism for CIFS which will be used to contact
 	    userspace helper utilities to provide SPNEGO packaged Kerberos
diff --git a/fs/cifs/Makefile b/fs/cifs/Makefile
index ff6ba8d823f..45e42fb97c1 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/Makefile
+++ b/fs/cifs/Makefile
@@ -3,4 +3,9 @@
 #
 obj-$(CONFIG_CIFS) += cifs.o
 
-cifs-objs := cifsfs.o cifssmb.o cifs_debug.o connect.o dir.o file.o inode.o link.o misc.o netmisc.o smbdes.o smbencrypt.o transport.o asn1.o md4.o md5.o cifs_unicode.o nterr.o xattr.o cifsencrypt.o fcntl.o readdir.o ioctl.o sess.o export.o cifsacl.o
+cifs-y := cifsfs.o cifssmb.o cifs_debug.o connect.o dir.o file.o inode.o \
+	  link.o misc.o netmisc.o smbdes.o smbencrypt.o transport.o asn1.o \
+	  md4.o md5.o cifs_unicode.o nterr.o xattr.o cifsencrypt.o fcntl.o \
+	  readdir.o ioctl.o sess.o export.o cifsacl.o
+
+cifs-$(CONFIG_CIFS_UPCALL) += cifs_spnego.o
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
index 1ffe25592b2..dd1d7c200ee 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ extern void header_assemble(struct smb_hdr *, char /* command */ ,
 extern int small_smb_init_no_tc(const int smb_cmd, const int wct,
 				struct cifsSesInfo *ses,
 				void **request_buf);
+extern struct key *cifs_get_spnego_key(struct cifsSesInfo *sesInfo,
+					const char *hostname);
 extern int CIFS_SessSetup(unsigned int xid, struct cifsSesInfo *ses,
 			     const int stage,
 			     const struct nls_table *nls_cp);