diff --git a/drivers/net/tap.c b/drivers/net/tap.c
index 574c17aa4b09..c299faaf4b2d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tap.c
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ static int tap_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	q->sock.state = SS_CONNECTED;
 	q->sock.file = file;
 	q->sock.ops = &tap_socket_ops;
-	sock_init_data_uid(&q->sock, &q->sk, inode->i_uid);
+	sock_init_data_uid(&q->sock, &q->sk, current_fsuid());
 	q->sk.sk_write_space = tap_sock_write_space;
 	q->sk.sk_destruct = tap_sock_destruct;
 	q->flags = IFF_VNET_HDR | IFF_NO_PI | IFF_TAP;