diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 72a956d243c2..5b85d4e73219 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2743,6 +2743,11 @@ static inline struct user_namespace *file_mnt_user_ns(struct file *file)
 	return mnt_user_ns(file->f_path.mnt);
 }
 
+static inline bool file_owner_or_capable(struct file *file)
+{
+	return inode_owner_or_capable(file_mnt_user_ns(file), file_inode(file));
+}
+
 /**
  * is_idmapped_mnt - check whether a mount is mapped
  * @mnt: the mount to check
diff --git a/mm/madvise.c b/mm/madvise.c
index ef9382f77624..367220e1fe52 100644
--- a/mm/madvise.c
+++ b/mm/madvise.c
@@ -544,8 +544,7 @@ static inline bool can_do_pageout(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	 * otherwise we'd be including shared non-exclusive mappings, which
 	 * opens a side channel.
 	 */
-	return inode_owner_or_capable(&init_user_ns,
-				      file_inode(vma->vm_file)) ||
+	return file_owner_or_capable(vma->vm_file) ||
 	       file_permission(vma->vm_file, MAY_WRITE) == 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/mm/mincore.c b/mm/mincore.c
index 9122676b54d6..889d84477a77 100644
--- a/mm/mincore.c
+++ b/mm/mincore.c
@@ -166,8 +166,7 @@ static inline bool can_do_mincore(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	 * for writing; otherwise we'd be including shared non-exclusive
 	 * mappings, which opens a side channel.
 	 */
-	return inode_owner_or_capable(&init_user_ns,
-				      file_inode(vma->vm_file)) ||
+	return file_owner_or_capable(vma->vm_file) ||
 	       file_permission(vma->vm_file, MAY_WRITE) == 0;
 }