diff --git a/drivers/net/tap.c b/drivers/net/tap.c
index 9137fb8c1c42..49d1d6acf95e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tap.c
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ static int tap_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	q->sock.state = SS_CONNECTED;
 	q->sock.file = file;
 	q->sock.ops = &tap_socket_ops;
-	sock_init_data_uid(&q->sock, &q->sk, inode->i_uid);
+	sock_init_data_uid(&q->sock, &q->sk, current_fsuid());
 	q->sk.sk_write_space = tap_sock_write_space;
 	q->sk.sk_destruct = tap_sock_destruct;
 	q->flags = IFF_VNET_HDR | IFF_NO_PI | IFF_TAP;
diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index d75456adc62a..25f0191df00b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -3469,7 +3469,7 @@ static int tun_chr_open(struct inode *inode, struct file * file)
 	tfile->socket.file = file;
 	tfile->socket.ops = &tun_socket_ops;
 
-	sock_init_data_uid(&tfile->socket, &tfile->sk, inode->i_uid);
+	sock_init_data_uid(&tfile->socket, &tfile->sk, current_fsuid());
 
 	tfile->sk.sk_write_space = tun_sock_write_space;
 	tfile->sk.sk_sndbuf = INT_MAX;