1 files changed, 4 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/fs/devpts/inode.c b/fs/devpts/inode.c
index 17593d3fcdbe..442d1a7e671b 100644
--- a/fs/devpts/inode.c
+++ b/fs/devpts/inode.c
@@ -272,13 +272,8 @@ static int mknod_ptmx(struct super_block *sb)
         struct dentry *root = sb->s_root;
         struct pts_fs_info *fsi = DEVPTS_SB(sb);
         struct pts_mount_opts *opts = &fsi->mount_opts;
-        kuid_t root_uid;
-        kgid_t root_gid;
-
-        root_uid = make_kuid(current_user_ns(), 0);
-        root_gid = make_kgid(current_user_ns(), 0);
-        if (!uid_valid(root_uid) || !gid_valid(root_gid))
-                return -EINVAL;
+        kuid_t ptmx_uid = current_fsuid();
+        kgid_t ptmx_gid = current_fsgid();
 
         inode_lock(d_inode(root));
 
@@ -309,8 +304,8 @@ static int mknod_ptmx(struct super_block *sb)
 
         mode = S_IFCHR|opts->ptmxmode;
         init_special_inode(inode, mode, MKDEV(TTYAUX_MAJOR, 2));
-        inode->i_uid = root_uid;
-        inode->i_gid = root_gid;
+        inode->i_uid = ptmx_uid;
+        inode->i_gid = ptmx_gid;
 
         d_add(dentry, inode);