diff --git a/drivers/android/binder.c b/drivers/android/binder.c
index f4c0b6295945..fe1a70447c1e 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder.c
+++ b/drivers/android/binder.c
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ struct binder_proc {
 	struct task_struct *tsk;
 	struct files_struct *files;
 	struct mutex files_lock;
+	const struct cred *cred;
 	struct hlist_node deferred_work_node;
 	int deferred_work;
 	void *buffer;
@@ -1505,7 +1506,7 @@ static void binder_transaction(struct binder_proc *proc,
 		t->from = thread;
 	else
 		t->from = NULL;
-	t->sender_euid = task_euid(proc->tsk);
+	t->sender_euid = proc->cred->euid;
 	t->to_proc = target_proc;
 	t->to_thread = target_thread;
 	t->code = tr->code;
@@ -3036,6 +3037,7 @@ static int binder_open(struct inode *nodp, struct file *filp)
 	get_task_struct(current->group_leader);
 	proc->tsk = current->group_leader;
 	mutex_init(&proc->files_lock);
+	proc->cred = get_cred(filp->f_cred);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&proc->todo);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&proc->wait);
 	proc->default_priority = task_nice(current);
@@ -3241,6 +3243,7 @@ static void binder_deferred_release(struct binder_proc *proc)
 	}
 
 	put_task_struct(proc->tsk);
+	put_cred(proc->cred);
 
 	binder_debug(BINDER_DEBUG_OPEN_CLOSE,
 		     "%s: %d threads %d, nodes %d (ref %d), refs %d, active transactions %d, buffers %d, pages %d\n",