diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
index c95f32b83a942c3b39350bc76bde54800c4d53fe..f4b1f78ead2edea3638ea704918a45859b1c2ec4 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -496,12 +496,10 @@ static struct inode *proc_sys_make_inode(struct super_block *sb,
 			make_empty_dir_inode(inode);
 	}
 
+	inode->i_uid = GLOBAL_ROOT_UID;
+	inode->i_gid = GLOBAL_ROOT_GID;
 	if (root->set_ownership)
 		root->set_ownership(head, table, &inode->i_uid, &inode->i_gid);
-	else {
-		inode->i_uid = GLOBAL_ROOT_UID;
-		inode->i_gid = GLOBAL_ROOT_GID;
-	}
 
 	return inode;
 }