diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index 30eea8270c9b..924bdae314c8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -3411,7 +3411,7 @@ static int tun_chr_open(struct inode *inode, struct file * file)
 	tfile->socket.file = file;
 	tfile->socket.ops = &tun_socket_ops;
 
-	sock_init_data_uid(&tfile->socket, &tfile->sk, inode->i_uid);
+	sock_init_data_uid(&tfile->socket, &tfile->sk, current_fsuid());
 
 	tfile->sk.sk_write_space = tun_sock_write_space;
 	tfile->sk.sk_sndbuf = INT_MAX;