diff --git a/fs/ext4/acl.c b/fs/ext4/acl.c
index 9e88254..a8bae8c 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/acl.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/acl.c
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@
 
 	if (!test_opt(inode->i_sb, POSIX_ACL))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	if ((current->fsuid != inode->i_uid) && !capable(CAP_FOWNER))
+	if (!is_owner_or_cap(inode))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (value) {
diff --git a/fs/ext4/ioctl.c b/fs/ext4/ioctl.c
index 500567d..7b4aa45 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ioctl.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 		if (IS_RDONLY(inode))
 			return -EROFS;
 
-		if ((current->fsuid != inode->i_uid) && !capable(CAP_FOWNER))
+		if (!is_owner_or_cap(inode))
 			return -EACCES;
 
 		if (get_user(flags, (int __user *) arg))
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 		__u32 generation;
 		int err;
 
-		if ((current->fsuid != inode->i_uid) && !capable(CAP_FOWNER))
+		if (!is_owner_or_cap(inode))
 			return -EPERM;
 		if (IS_RDONLY(inode))
 			return -EROFS;
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
 		if (IS_RDONLY(inode))
 			return -EROFS;
 
-		if ((current->fsuid != inode->i_uid) && !capable(CAP_FOWNER))
+		if (!is_owner_or_cap(inode))
 			return -EACCES;
 
 		if (get_user(rsv_window_size, (int __user *)arg))