2 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
index 21d836f40292..3476bca8f7af 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -371,9 +371,9 @@ void register_sysctl_root(struct ctl_table_root *root)
 
 static int test_perm(int mode, int op)
 {
-        if (!current_euid())
+        if (uid_eq(current_euid(), GLOBAL_ROOT_UID))
                 mode >>= 6;
-        else if (in_egroup_p(0))
+        else if (in_egroup_p(GLOBAL_ROOT_GID))
                 mode >>= 3;
         if ((op & ~mode & (MAY_READ|MAY_WRITE|MAY_EXEC)) == 0)
                 return 0;
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 7bebe91367c5..be587651b952 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -948,7 +948,6 @@ config UIDGID_CONVERTED
         depends on NTFS_FS = n
         depends on OCFS2_FS = n
         depends on OMFS_FS = n
-        depends on PROC_SYSCTL = n
         depends on QNX4FS_FS = n
         depends on QNX6FS_FS = n
         depends on REISERFS_FS = n