diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index bc736ea1192a..9f331abc202d 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -2535,6 +2535,11 @@ static int proc_pident_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx,
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY
+static int proc_pid_attr_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	return __mem_open(inode, file, PTRACE_MODE_READ_FSCREDS);
+}
+
 static ssize_t proc_pid_attr_read(struct file * file, char __user * buf,
 				  size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
@@ -2565,7 +2570,7 @@ static ssize_t proc_pid_attr_write(struct file * file, const char __user * buf,
 	int rv;
 
 	/* A task may only write when it was the opener. */
-	if (file->f_cred != current_real_cred())
+	if (file->private_data != current->mm)
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
@@ -2613,9 +2618,11 @@ static ssize_t proc_pid_attr_write(struct file * file, const char __user * buf,
 }
 
 static const struct file_operations proc_pid_attr_operations = {
+	.open		= proc_pid_attr_open,
 	.read		= proc_pid_attr_read,
 	.write		= proc_pid_attr_write,
 	.llseek		= generic_file_llseek,
+	.release	= mem_release,
 };
 
 static const struct pid_entry attr_dir_stuff[] = {