diff --git a/security/landlock/ruleset.c b/security/landlock/ruleset.c
index d3859d5e7306..2579c9bbedbc 100644
--- a/security/landlock/ruleset.c
+++ b/security/landlock/ruleset.c
@@ -302,36 +302,22 @@ static void put_hierarchy(struct landlock_hierarchy *hierarchy)
 	}
 }

-static int merge_ruleset(struct landlock_ruleset *const dst,
-			 struct landlock_ruleset *const src)
+static int merge_tree(struct landlock_ruleset *const dst,
+		      struct landlock_ruleset *const src,
+		      const enum landlock_key_type key_type)
 {
 	struct landlock_rule *walker_rule, *next_rule;
 	struct rb_root *src_root;
 	int err = 0;

 	might_sleep();
-	/* Should already be checked by landlock_merge_ruleset() */
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!src))
-		return 0;
-	/* Only merge into a domain. */
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!dst || !dst->hierarchy))
-		return -EINVAL;
+	lockdep_assert_held(&dst->lock);
+	lockdep_assert_held(&src->lock);

-	src_root = get_root(src, LANDLOCK_KEY_INODE);
+	src_root = get_root(src, key_type);
 	if (IS_ERR(src_root))
 		return PTR_ERR(src_root);

-	/* Locks @dst first because we are its only owner. */
-	mutex_lock(&dst->lock);
-	mutex_lock_nested(&src->lock, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
-
-	/* Stacks the new layer. */
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(src->num_layers != 1 || dst->num_layers < 1)) {
-		err = -EINVAL;
-		goto out_unlock;
-	}
-	dst->access_masks[dst->num_layers - 1] = src->access_masks[0];
-
 	/* Merges the @src tree. */
 	rbtree_postorder_for_each_entry_safe(walker_rule, next_rule, src_root,
 					     node) {
@@ -340,23 +326,52 @@ static int merge_ruleset(struct landlock_ruleset *const dst,
 		} };
 		const struct landlock_id id = {
 			.key = walker_rule->key,
-			.type = LANDLOCK_KEY_INODE,
+			.type = key_type,
 		};

 		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(walker_rule->num_layers != 1)) {
 			err = -EINVAL;
-			goto out_unlock;
 		}
 		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(walker_rule->layers[0].level != 0)) {
 			err = -EINVAL;
-			goto out_unlock;
 		}
 		layers[0].access = walker_rule->layers[0].access;

 		err = insert_rule(dst, id, &layers, ARRAY_SIZE(layers));
 		if (err)
-			goto out_unlock;
+			return err;
+	}
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int merge_ruleset(struct landlock_ruleset *const dst,
+			 struct landlock_ruleset *const src)
+{
+	int err = 0;
+
+	might_sleep();
+	/* Should already be checked by landlock_merge_ruleset() */
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!src))
+		return 0;
+	/* Only merge into a domain. */
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!dst || !dst->hierarchy))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* Locks @dst first because we are its only owner. */
+	mutex_lock(&dst->lock);
+	mutex_lock_nested(&src->lock, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
+
+	/* Stacks the new layer. */
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(src->num_layers != 1 || dst->num_layers < 1)) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto out_unlock;
 	}
+	dst->access_masks[dst->num_layers - 1] = src->access_masks[0];
+
+	/* Merges the @src inode tree. */
+	err = merge_tree(dst, src, LANDLOCK_KEY_INODE);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_unlock;

 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&src->lock);
@@ -364,43 +379,64 @@ static int merge_ruleset(struct landlock_ruleset *const dst,
 	return err;
 }

-static int inherit_ruleset(struct landlock_ruleset *const parent,
-			   struct landlock_ruleset *const child)
+static int inherit_tree(struct landlock_ruleset *const parent,
+			struct landlock_ruleset *const child,
+			const enum landlock_key_type key_type)
 {
 	struct landlock_rule *walker_rule, *next_rule;
 	struct rb_root *parent_root;
 	int err = 0;

 	might_sleep();
-	if (!parent)
-		return 0;
+	lockdep_assert_held(&parent->lock);
+	lockdep_assert_held(&child->lock);

-	parent_root = get_root(parent, LANDLOCK_KEY_INODE);
+	parent_root = get_root(parent, key_type);
 	if (IS_ERR(parent_root))
 		return PTR_ERR(parent_root);

-	/* Locks @child first because we are its only owner. */
-	mutex_lock(&child->lock);
-	mutex_lock_nested(&parent->lock, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
-
-	/* Copies the @parent tree. */
+	/* Copies the @parent inode or network tree. */
 	rbtree_postorder_for_each_entry_safe(walker_rule, next_rule,
 					     parent_root, node) {
 		const struct landlock_id id = {
 			.key = walker_rule->key,
-			.type = LANDLOCK_KEY_INODE,
+			.type = key_type,
 		};
+
 		err = insert_rule(child, id, &walker_rule->layers,
 				  walker_rule->num_layers);
 		if (err)
-			goto out_unlock;
+			return err;
 	}
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int inherit_ruleset(struct landlock_ruleset *const parent,
+			   struct landlock_ruleset *const child)
+{
+	int err = 0;
+
+	might_sleep();
+	if (!parent)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* Locks @child first because we are its only owner. */
+	mutex_lock(&child->lock);
+	mutex_lock_nested(&parent->lock, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
+
+	/* Copies the @parent inode tree. */
+	err = inherit_tree(parent, child, LANDLOCK_KEY_INODE);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_unlock;

 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(child->num_layers <= parent->num_layers)) {
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
-	/* Copies the parent layer stack and leaves a space for the new layer. */
+	/*
+	 * Copies the parent layer stack and leaves a space
+	 * for the new layer.
+	 */
 	memcpy(child->access_masks, parent->access_masks,
 	       flex_array_size(parent, access_masks, parent->num_layers));

