diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/mips-mt-fpaff.c b/arch/mips/kernel/mips-mt-fpaff.c
index dc9eb72ed9de..5e77a3a21f98 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/mips-mt-fpaff.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/mips-mt-fpaff.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ asmlinkage long mipsmt_sys_sched_setaffinity(pid_t pid, unsigned int len,
 	int retval;
 	struct task_struct *p;
 	struct thread_info *ti;
+	uid_t euid;
 
 	if (len < sizeof(new_mask))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -76,9 +77,9 @@ asmlinkage long mipsmt_sys_sched_setaffinity(pid_t pid, unsigned int len,
 	 */
 	get_task_struct(p);
 
+	euid = current_euid();
 	retval = -EPERM;
-	if ((current->euid != p->euid) && (current->euid != p->uid) &&
-			!capable(CAP_SYS_NICE)) {
+	if (euid != p->euid && euid != p->uid && !capable(CAP_SYS_NICE)) {
 		read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}