diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/mips-mt-fpaff.c b/arch/mips/kernel/mips-mt-fpaff.c
index 33f63bab478..fd814e08c94 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/mips-mt-fpaff.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/mips-mt-fpaff.c
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ static bool check_same_owner(struct task_struct *p)
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	pcred = __task_cred(p);
-	match = (cred->euid == pcred->euid ||
-		 cred->euid == pcred->uid);
+	match = (uid_eq(cred->euid, pcred->euid) ||
+		 uid_eq(cred->euid, pcred->uid));
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return match;
 }