diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c b/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
index f9f15bb3f03a8b0df468f954af8b234123141caa..c586f78c307ff82e8f4e2b2eec6a6d7035547c80 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
@@ -232,8 +232,10 @@ static int adhoc;
 
 static int probe = 1;
 
+static kuid_t proc_kuid;
 static int proc_uid /* = 0 */;
 
+static kgid_t proc_kgid;
 static int proc_gid /* = 0 */;
 
 static int airo_perm = 0555;
@@ -4499,78 +4501,79 @@ struct proc_data {
 static int setup_proc_entry( struct net_device *dev,
 			     struct airo_info *apriv ) {
 	struct proc_dir_entry *entry;
+
 	/* First setup the device directory */
 	strcpy(apriv->proc_name,dev->name);
 	apriv->proc_entry = proc_mkdir_mode(apriv->proc_name, airo_perm,
 					    airo_entry);
 	if (!apriv->proc_entry)
 		goto fail;
-	apriv->proc_entry->uid = proc_uid;
-	apriv->proc_entry->gid = proc_gid;
+	apriv->proc_entry->uid = proc_kuid;
+	apriv->proc_entry->gid = proc_kgid;
 
 	/* Setup the StatsDelta */
 	entry = proc_create_data("StatsDelta", S_IRUGO & proc_perm,
 				 apriv->proc_entry, &proc_statsdelta_ops, dev);
 	if (!entry)
 		goto fail_stats_delta;
-	entry->uid = proc_uid;
-	entry->gid = proc_gid;
+	entry->uid = proc_kuid;
+	entry->gid = proc_kgid;
 
 	/* Setup the Stats */
 	entry = proc_create_data("Stats", S_IRUGO & proc_perm,
 				 apriv->proc_entry, &proc_stats_ops, dev);
 	if (!entry)
 		goto fail_stats;
-	entry->uid = proc_uid;
-	entry->gid = proc_gid;
+	entry->uid = proc_kuid;
+	entry->gid = proc_kgid;
 
 	/* Setup the Status */
 	entry = proc_create_data("Status", S_IRUGO & proc_perm,
 				 apriv->proc_entry, &proc_status_ops, dev);
 	if (!entry)
 		goto fail_status;
-	entry->uid = proc_uid;
-	entry->gid = proc_gid;
+	entry->uid = proc_kuid;
+	entry->gid = proc_kgid;
 
 	/* Setup the Config */
 	entry = proc_create_data("Config", proc_perm,
 				 apriv->proc_entry, &proc_config_ops, dev);
 	if (!entry)
 		goto fail_config;
-	entry->uid = proc_uid;
-	entry->gid = proc_gid;
+	entry->uid = proc_kuid;
+	entry->gid = proc_kgid;
 
 	/* Setup the SSID */
 	entry = proc_create_data("SSID", proc_perm,
 				 apriv->proc_entry, &proc_SSID_ops, dev);
 	if (!entry)
 		goto fail_ssid;
-	entry->uid = proc_uid;
-	entry->gid = proc_gid;
+	entry->uid = proc_kuid;
+	entry->gid = proc_kgid;
 
 	/* Setup the APList */
 	entry = proc_create_data("APList", proc_perm,
 				 apriv->proc_entry, &proc_APList_ops, dev);
 	if (!entry)
 		goto fail_aplist;
-	entry->uid = proc_uid;
-	entry->gid = proc_gid;
+	entry->uid = proc_kuid;
+	entry->gid = proc_kgid;
 
 	/* Setup the BSSList */
 	entry = proc_create_data("BSSList", proc_perm,
 				 apriv->proc_entry, &proc_BSSList_ops, dev);
 	if (!entry)
 		goto fail_bsslist;
-	entry->uid = proc_uid;
-	entry->gid = proc_gid;
+	entry->uid = proc_kuid;
+	entry->gid = proc_kgid;
 
 	/* Setup the WepKey */
 	entry = proc_create_data("WepKey", proc_perm,
 				 apriv->proc_entry, &proc_wepkey_ops, dev);
 	if (!entry)
 		goto fail_wepkey;
-	entry->uid = proc_uid;
-	entry->gid = proc_gid;
+	entry->uid = proc_kuid;
+	entry->gid = proc_kgid;
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -5697,11 +5700,16 @@ static int __init airo_init_module( void )
 {
 	int i;
 
+	proc_kuid = make_kuid(&init_user_ns, proc_uid);
+	proc_kgid = make_kgid(&init_user_ns, proc_gid);
+	if (!uid_valid(proc_kuid) || !gid_valid(proc_kgid))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	airo_entry = proc_mkdir_mode("driver/aironet", airo_perm, NULL);
 
 	if (airo_entry) {
-		airo_entry->uid = proc_uid;
-		airo_entry->gid = proc_gid;
+		airo_entry->uid = proc_kuid;
+		airo_entry->gid = proc_kgid;
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 4 && io[i] && irq[i]; i++) {
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 76ffca9729b304c55a8d97afaf0d7a6d5520c6a1..eac23a6fa2369fa5603bc5331f466f25655c89ff 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -1003,8 +1003,6 @@ config UIDGID_CONVERTED
 	depends on !UML || HOSTFS = n
 
 	# The rare drivers that won't build
-	depends on AIRO = n
-	depends on AIRO_CS = n
 	depends on TUN = n
 	depends on INFINIBAND_QIB = n
 	depends on BLK_DEV_LOOP = n