diff --git a/fs/attr.c b/fs/attr.c
index 473d21b3a86d..66899b6e9bd8 100644
--- a/fs/attr.c
+++ b/fs/attr.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static bool chown_ok(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 		     kuid_t uid)
 {
 	kuid_t kuid = i_uid_into_mnt(mnt_userns, inode);
-	if (uid_eq(current_fsuid(), kuid) && uid_eq(uid, kuid))
+	if (uid_eq(current_fsuid(), kuid) && uid_eq(uid, inode->i_uid))
 		return true;
 	if (capable_wrt_inode_uidgid(mnt_userns, inode, CAP_CHOWN))
 		return true;
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static bool chgrp_ok(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 {
 	kgid_t kgid = i_gid_into_mnt(mnt_userns, inode);
 	if (uid_eq(current_fsuid(), i_uid_into_mnt(mnt_userns, inode)) &&
-	    (in_group_p(gid) || gid_eq(gid, kgid)))
+	    (in_group_p(gid) || gid_eq(gid, inode->i_gid)))
 		return true;
 	if (capable_wrt_inode_uidgid(mnt_userns, inode, CAP_CHOWN))
 		return true;