diff --git a/fs/nfsd/auth.c b/fs/nfsd/auth.c
index 2192805..d13403e 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/auth.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/auth.c
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 #include <linux/nfsd/nfsd.h>
 #include <linux/nfsd/export.h>
 
-#define	CAP_NFSD_MASK (CAP_FS_MASK|CAP_TO_MASK(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE))
-
 int nfsexp_flags(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_export *exp)
 {
 	struct exp_flavor_info *f;
@@ -69,10 +67,12 @@
 	ret = set_current_groups(cred.cr_group_info);
 	put_group_info(cred.cr_group_info);
 	if ((cred.cr_uid)) {
-		cap_t(current->cap_effective) &= ~CAP_NFSD_MASK;
+		current->cap_effective =
+			cap_drop_nfsd_set(current->cap_effective);
 	} else {
-		cap_t(current->cap_effective) |= (CAP_NFSD_MASK &
-						  current->cap_permitted);
+		current->cap_effective =
+			cap_raise_nfsd_set(current->cap_effective,
+					   current->cap_permitted);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }