diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index aea1eec..7993a7a 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@
  */
 struct tcon_link {
 	struct rb_node		tl_rbnode;
-	uid_t			tl_uid;
+	kuid_t			tl_uid;
 	unsigned long		tl_flags;
 #define TCON_LINK_MASTER	0
 #define TCON_LINK_PENDING	1
diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 17c3643..5411694 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -3919,7 +3919,7 @@
 }
 
 static struct cifs_tcon *
-cifs_construct_tcon(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, uid_t fsuid)
+cifs_construct_tcon(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, kuid_t fsuid)
 {
 	int rc;
 	struct cifs_tcon *master_tcon = cifs_sb_master_tcon(cifs_sb);
@@ -3989,7 +3989,7 @@
 
 /* find and return a tlink with given uid */
 static struct tcon_link *
-tlink_rb_search(struct rb_root *root, uid_t uid)
+tlink_rb_search(struct rb_root *root, kuid_t uid)
 {
 	struct rb_node *node = root->rb_node;
 	struct tcon_link *tlink;
@@ -3997,9 +3997,9 @@
 	while (node) {
 		tlink = rb_entry(node, struct tcon_link, tl_rbnode);
 
-		if (tlink->tl_uid > uid)
+		if (uid_gt(tlink->tl_uid, uid))
 			node = node->rb_left;
-		else if (tlink->tl_uid < uid)
+		else if (uid_lt(tlink->tl_uid, uid))
 			node = node->rb_right;
 		else
 			return tlink;
@@ -4018,7 +4018,7 @@
 		tlink = rb_entry(*new, struct tcon_link, tl_rbnode);
 		parent = *new;
 
-		if (tlink->tl_uid > new_tlink->tl_uid)
+		if (uid_gt(tlink->tl_uid, new_tlink->tl_uid))
 			new = &((*new)->rb_left);
 		else
 			new = &((*new)->rb_right);
@@ -4048,7 +4048,7 @@
 cifs_sb_tlink(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
 {
 	int ret;
-	uid_t fsuid = current_fsuid();
+	kuid_t fsuid = current_fsuid();
 	struct tcon_link *tlink, *newtlink;
 
 	if (!(cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MULTIUSER))