diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
index cb9ddcc08119..43d6179508d6 100644
--- a/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -264,12 +264,17 @@ static int ptrace_check_attach(struct task_struct *child, bool ignore_state)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int ptrace_has_cap(struct user_namespace *ns, unsigned int mode)
+static bool ptrace_has_cap(const struct cred *cred, struct user_namespace *ns,
+			   unsigned int mode)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	if (mode & PTRACE_MODE_NOAUDIT)
-		return has_ns_capability_noaudit(current, ns, CAP_SYS_PTRACE);
+		ret = security_capable(cred, ns, CAP_SYS_PTRACE, CAP_OPT_NOAUDIT);
 	else
-		return has_ns_capability(current, ns, CAP_SYS_PTRACE);
+		ret = security_capable(cred, ns, CAP_SYS_PTRACE, CAP_OPT_NONE);
+
+	return ret == 0;
 }
 
 /* Returns 0 on success, -errno on denial. */
@@ -321,7 +326,7 @@ static int __ptrace_may_access(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int mode)
 	    gid_eq(caller_gid, tcred->sgid) &&
 	    gid_eq(caller_gid, tcred->gid))
 		goto ok;
-	if (ptrace_has_cap(tcred->user_ns, mode))
+	if (ptrace_has_cap(cred, tcred->user_ns, mode))
 		goto ok;
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return -EPERM;
@@ -340,7 +345,7 @@ static int __ptrace_may_access(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int mode)
 	mm = task->mm;
 	if (mm &&
 	    ((get_dumpable(mm) != SUID_DUMP_USER) &&
-	     !ptrace_has_cap(mm->user_ns, mode)))
+	     !ptrace_has_cap(cred, mm->user_ns, mode)))
 	    return -EPERM;
 
 	return security_ptrace_access_check(task, mode);