diff --git a/fs/sdcardfs/file.c b/fs/sdcardfs/file.c
index 6076c342dae6..5ac0b0bbb0ec 100644
--- a/fs/sdcardfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sdcardfs/file.c
@@ -104,12 +104,19 @@ static long sdcardfs_unlocked_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 {
 	long err = -ENOTTY;
 	struct file *lower_file;
+	const struct cred *saved_cred = NULL;
+	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
+	struct sdcardfs_sb_info *sbi = SDCARDFS_SB(dentry->d_sb);
 
 	lower_file = sdcardfs_lower_file(file);
 
 	/* XXX: use vfs_ioctl if/when VFS exports it */
 	if (!lower_file || !lower_file->f_op)
 		goto out;
+
+	/* save current_cred and override it */
+	OVERRIDE_CRED(sbi, saved_cred, SDCARDFS_I(file_inode(file)));
+
 	if (lower_file->f_op->unlocked_ioctl)
 		err = lower_file->f_op->unlocked_ioctl(lower_file, cmd, arg);
 
@@ -117,6 +124,7 @@ static long sdcardfs_unlocked_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 	if (!err)
 		sdcardfs_copy_and_fix_attrs(file_inode(file),
 				      file_inode(lower_file));
+	REVERT_CRED(saved_cred);
 out:
 	return err;
 }
@@ -127,15 +135,23 @@ static long sdcardfs_compat_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 {
 	long err = -ENOTTY;
 	struct file *lower_file;
+	const struct cred *saved_cred = NULL;
+	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
+	struct sdcardfs_sb_info *sbi = SDCARDFS_SB(dentry->d_sb);
 
 	lower_file = sdcardfs_lower_file(file);
 
 	/* XXX: use vfs_ioctl if/when VFS exports it */
 	if (!lower_file || !lower_file->f_op)
 		goto out;
+
+	/* save current_cred and override it */
+	OVERRIDE_CRED(sbi, saved_cred, SDCARDFS_I(file_inode(file)));
+
 	if (lower_file->f_op->compat_ioctl)
 		err = lower_file->f_op->compat_ioctl(lower_file, cmd, arg);
 
+	REVERT_CRED(saved_cred);
 out:
 	return err;
 }