diff --git a/kernel/user_namespace.c b/kernel/user_namespace.c
index 1ce6d67c07b7..9451b12a9b6c 100644
--- a/kernel/user_namespace.c
+++ b/kernel/user_namespace.c
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ static bool new_idmap_permitted(const struct file *file,
 		u32 id = new_map->extent[0].lower_first;
 		if (cap_setid == CAP_SETUID) {
 			kuid_t uid = make_kuid(ns->parent, id);
-			if (uid_eq(uid, file->f_cred->fsuid))
+			if (uid_eq(uid, file->f_cred->euid))
 				return true;
 		}
 	}