diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
index 3504cf9..a75026d 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
@@ -691,7 +691,8 @@
 void ecryptfs_destroy_kthread(void);
 int ecryptfs_privileged_open(struct file **lower_file,
 			     struct dentry *lower_dentry,
-			     struct vfsmount *lower_mnt);
+			     struct vfsmount *lower_mnt,
+			     const struct cred *cred);
 int ecryptfs_init_persistent_file(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry);
 
 #endif /* #ifndef ECRYPTFS_KERNEL_H */
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/kthread.c b/fs/ecryptfs/kthread.c
index c440c6b..c6d7a4d 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/kthread.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/kthread.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 				mntget(req->lower_mnt);
 				(*req->lower_file) = dentry_open(
 					req->lower_dentry, req->lower_mnt,
-					(O_RDWR | O_LARGEFILE));
+					(O_RDWR | O_LARGEFILE), current_cred());
 				req->flags |= ECRYPTFS_REQ_PROCESSED;
 			}
 			wake_up(&req->wait);
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@
  */
 int ecryptfs_privileged_open(struct file **lower_file,
 			     struct dentry *lower_dentry,
-			     struct vfsmount *lower_mnt)
+			     struct vfsmount *lower_mnt,
+			     const struct cred *cred)
 {
 	struct ecryptfs_open_req *req;
 	int rc = 0;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@
 	dget(lower_dentry);
 	mntget(lower_mnt);
 	(*lower_file) = dentry_open(lower_dentry, lower_mnt,
-				    (O_RDWR | O_LARGEFILE));
+				    (O_RDWR | O_LARGEFILE), cred);
 	if (!IS_ERR(*lower_file))
 		goto out;
 	req = kmem_cache_alloc(ecryptfs_open_req_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@
 		dget(lower_dentry);
 		mntget(lower_mnt);
 		(*lower_file) = dentry_open(lower_dentry, lower_mnt,
-					    (O_RDONLY | O_LARGEFILE));
+					    (O_RDONLY | O_LARGEFILE), cred);
 		if (IS_ERR(*lower_file)) {
 			rc = PTR_ERR(*req->lower_file);
 			(*lower_file) = NULL;
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
index 64d2ba9..fd63071 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
  */
 int ecryptfs_init_persistent_file(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
 {
+	const struct cred *cred = current_cred();
 	struct ecryptfs_inode_info *inode_info =
 		ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode);
 	int rc = 0;
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@
 
 		lower_dentry = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower(ecryptfs_dentry);
 		rc = ecryptfs_privileged_open(&inode_info->lower_file,
-						     lower_dentry, lower_mnt);
+					      lower_dentry, lower_mnt, cred);
 		if (rc || IS_ERR(inode_info->lower_file)) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "Error opening lower persistent file "
 			       "for lower_dentry [0x%p] and lower_mnt [0x%p]; "