diff --git a/fs/locks.c b/fs/locks.c
index 8f01bee17715..8a881cda3dd2 100644
--- a/fs/locks.c
+++ b/fs/locks.c
@@ -1862,9 +1862,10 @@ int generic_setlease(struct file *filp, long arg, struct file_lock **flp,
 			void **priv)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = locks_inode(filp);
+	vfsuid_t vfsuid = i_uid_into_vfsuid(file_mnt_user_ns(filp), inode);
 	int error;
 
-	if ((!uid_eq(current_fsuid(), inode->i_uid)) && !capable(CAP_LEASE))
+	if ((!vfsuid_eq_kuid(vfsuid, current_fsuid())) && !capable(CAP_LEASE))
 		return -EACCES;
 	if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
 		return -EINVAL;