diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
index c74570736b24..36ad1b0d6259 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -499,6 +499,10 @@ static struct inode *proc_sys_make_inode(struct super_block *sb,
 
 	if (root->set_ownership)
 		root->set_ownership(head, table, &inode->i_uid, &inode->i_gid);
+	else {
+		inode->i_uid = GLOBAL_ROOT_UID;
+		inode->i_gid = GLOBAL_ROOT_GID;
+	}
 
 	return inode;
 }