diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/kspd.c b/arch/mips/kernel/kspd.c
index f2397f00db43..ad4e017ed2f3 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/kspd.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/kspd.c
@@ -172,13 +172,20 @@ static unsigned int translate_open_flags(int flags)
 }
 
 
-static void sp_setfsuidgid( uid_t uid, gid_t gid)
+static int sp_setfsuidgid(uid_t uid, gid_t gid)
 {
-	current->cred->fsuid = uid;
-	current->cred->fsgid = gid;
+	struct cred *new;
 
-	key_fsuid_changed(current);
-	key_fsgid_changed(current);
+	new = prepare_creds();
+	if (!new)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	new->fsuid = uid;
+	new->fsgid = gid;
+
+	commit_creds(new);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -196,7 +203,7 @@ void sp_work_handle_request(void)
 	mm_segment_t old_fs;
 	struct timeval tv;
 	struct timezone tz;
-	int cmd;
+	int err, cmd;
 
 	char *vcwd;
 	int size;
@@ -225,8 +232,11 @@ void sp_work_handle_request(void)
 	/* Run the syscall at the privilege of the user who loaded the
 	   SP program */
 
-	if (vpe_getuid(tclimit))
-		sp_setfsuidgid(vpe_getuid(tclimit), vpe_getgid(tclimit));
+	if (vpe_getuid(tclimit)) {
+		err = sp_setfsuidgid(vpe_getuid(tclimit), vpe_getgid(tclimit));
+		if (!err)
+			pr_err("Change of creds failed\n");
+	}
 
 	switch (sc.cmd) {
 	/* needs the flags argument translating from SDE kit to
@@ -283,8 +293,11 @@ void sp_work_handle_request(void)
 		break;
  	} /* switch */
 
-	if (vpe_getuid(tclimit))
-		sp_setfsuidgid( 0, 0);
+	if (vpe_getuid(tclimit)) {
+		err = sp_setfsuidgid(0, 0);
+		if (!err)
+			pr_err("restoring old creds failed\n");
+	}
 
 	old_fs = get_fs();
 	set_fs(KERNEL_DS);