diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 9bd13a7..01279b8 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -2743,7 +2743,7 @@
 	if (new->rsize && new->rsize < old->rsize)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (old->mnt_uid != new->mnt_uid || old->mnt_gid != new->mnt_gid)
+	if (!uid_eq(old->mnt_uid, new->mnt_uid) || !gid_eq(old->mnt_gid, new->mnt_gid))
 		return 0;
 
 	if (old->mnt_file_mode != new->mnt_file_mode ||