diff --git a/fs/ext3/inode.c b/fs/ext3/inode.c
index 10d7812..a09790a 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/inode.c
@@ -2891,6 +2891,8 @@
 	transaction_t *transaction;
 	long ret;
 	int block;
+	uid_t i_uid;
+	gid_t i_gid;
 
 	inode = iget_locked(sb, ino);
 	if (!inode)
@@ -2907,12 +2909,14 @@
 	bh = iloc.bh;
 	raw_inode = ext3_raw_inode(&iloc);
 	inode->i_mode = le16_to_cpu(raw_inode->i_mode);
-	inode->i_uid = (uid_t)le16_to_cpu(raw_inode->i_uid_low);
-	inode->i_gid = (gid_t)le16_to_cpu(raw_inode->i_gid_low);
+	i_uid = (uid_t)le16_to_cpu(raw_inode->i_uid_low);
+	i_gid = (gid_t)le16_to_cpu(raw_inode->i_gid_low);
 	if(!(test_opt (inode->i_sb, NO_UID32))) {
-		inode->i_uid |= le16_to_cpu(raw_inode->i_uid_high) << 16;
-		inode->i_gid |= le16_to_cpu(raw_inode->i_gid_high) << 16;
+		i_uid |= le16_to_cpu(raw_inode->i_uid_high) << 16;
+		i_gid |= le16_to_cpu(raw_inode->i_gid_high) << 16;
 	}
+	i_uid_write(inode, i_uid);
+	i_gid_write(inode, i_gid);
 	set_nlink(inode, le16_to_cpu(raw_inode->i_links_count));
 	inode->i_size = le32_to_cpu(raw_inode->i_size);
 	inode->i_atime.tv_sec = (signed)le32_to_cpu(raw_inode->i_atime);
@@ -3068,6 +3072,8 @@
 	struct ext3_inode_info *ei = EXT3_I(inode);
 	struct buffer_head *bh = iloc->bh;
 	int err = 0, rc, block;
+	uid_t i_uid;
+	gid_t i_gid;
 
 again:
 	/* we can't allow multiple procs in here at once, its a bit racey */
@@ -3080,27 +3086,29 @@
 
 	ext3_get_inode_flags(ei);
 	raw_inode->i_mode = cpu_to_le16(inode->i_mode);
+	i_uid = i_uid_read(inode);
+	i_gid = i_gid_read(inode);
 	if(!(test_opt(inode->i_sb, NO_UID32))) {
-		raw_inode->i_uid_low = cpu_to_le16(low_16_bits(inode->i_uid));
-		raw_inode->i_gid_low = cpu_to_le16(low_16_bits(inode->i_gid));
+		raw_inode->i_uid_low = cpu_to_le16(low_16_bits(i_uid));
+		raw_inode->i_gid_low = cpu_to_le16(low_16_bits(i_gid));
 /*
  * Fix up interoperability with old kernels. Otherwise, old inodes get
  * re-used with the upper 16 bits of the uid/gid intact
  */
 		if(!ei->i_dtime) {
 			raw_inode->i_uid_high =
-				cpu_to_le16(high_16_bits(inode->i_uid));
+				cpu_to_le16(high_16_bits(i_uid));
 			raw_inode->i_gid_high =
-				cpu_to_le16(high_16_bits(inode->i_gid));
+				cpu_to_le16(high_16_bits(i_gid));
 		} else {
 			raw_inode->i_uid_high = 0;
 			raw_inode->i_gid_high = 0;
 		}
 	} else {
 		raw_inode->i_uid_low =
-			cpu_to_le16(fs_high2lowuid(inode->i_uid));
+			cpu_to_le16(fs_high2lowuid(i_uid));
 		raw_inode->i_gid_low =
-			cpu_to_le16(fs_high2lowgid(inode->i_gid));
+			cpu_to_le16(fs_high2lowgid(i_gid));
 		raw_inode->i_uid_high = 0;
 		raw_inode->i_gid_high = 0;
 	}
@@ -3262,8 +3270,8 @@
 
 	if (is_quota_modification(inode, attr))
 		dquot_initialize(inode);
-	if ((ia_valid & ATTR_UID && attr->ia_uid != inode->i_uid) ||
-		(ia_valid & ATTR_GID && attr->ia_gid != inode->i_gid)) {
+	if ((ia_valid & ATTR_UID && !uid_eq(attr->ia_uid, inode->i_uid)) ||
+	    (ia_valid & ATTR_GID && !gid_eq(attr->ia_gid, inode->i_gid))) {
 		handle_t *handle;
 
 		/* (user+group)*(old+new) structure, inode write (sb,