diff --git a/drivers/net/tap.c b/drivers/net/tap.c
index f0f7cd9776671fb6d3f3dd6498611afe593b41c3..43012a195b71ca914347558e939721ec3ded3b43 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tap.c
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ static int tap_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	q->sock.state = SS_CONNECTED;
 	q->sock.file = file;
 	q->sock.ops = &tap_socket_ops;
-	sock_init_data(&q->sock, &q->sk);
+	sock_init_data_uid(&q->sock, &q->sk, inode->i_uid);
 	q->sk.sk_write_space = tap_sock_write_space;
 	q->sk.sk_destruct = tap_sock_destruct;
 	q->flags = IFF_VNET_HDR | IFF_NO_PI | IFF_TAP;