diff --git a/include/net/af_unix.h b/include/net/af_unix.h
index 0a996a3517edd2e652bb389ca4093d9928e7b974..a8836e8445ccf412c219b06bf9a9a4371fe959f5 100644
--- a/include/net/af_unix.h
+++ b/include/net/af_unix.h
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ struct unix_address {
 
 struct unix_skb_parms {
 	struct pid		*pid;		/* Skb credentials	*/
-	const struct cred	*cred;
+	kuid_t			uid;
+	kgid_t			gid;
 	struct scm_fp_list	*fp;		/* Passed files		*/
 #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK
 	u32			secid;		/* Security ID		*/
diff --git a/include/net/scm.h b/include/net/scm.h
index 975cca01048bee3b7da9017725654053921250ae..5a4c6a9eb12258449abad265eda33692ab00f908 100644
--- a/include/net/scm.h
+++ b/include/net/scm.h
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ struct scm_fp_list {
 
 struct scm_cookie {
 	struct pid		*pid;		/* Skb credentials */
-	const struct cred	*cred;
 	struct scm_fp_list	*fp;		/* Passed files		*/
 	struct scm_creds	creds;		/* Skb credentials	*/
 #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK
@@ -51,23 +50,18 @@ static __inline__ void unix_get_peersec_dgram(struct socket *sock, struct scm_co
 #endif /* CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK */
 
 static __inline__ void scm_set_cred(struct scm_cookie *scm,
-				    struct pid *pid, const struct cred *cred)
+				    struct pid *pid, kuid_t uid, kgid_t gid)
 {
 	scm->pid  = get_pid(pid);
-	scm->cred = cred ? get_cred(cred) : NULL;
 	scm->creds.pid = pid_vnr(pid);
-	scm->creds.uid = cred ? cred->euid : INVALID_UID;
-	scm->creds.gid = cred ? cred->egid : INVALID_GID;
+	scm->creds.uid = uid;
+	scm->creds.gid = gid;
 }
 
 static __inline__ void scm_destroy_cred(struct scm_cookie *scm)
 {
 	put_pid(scm->pid);
 	scm->pid  = NULL;
-
-	if (scm->cred)
-		put_cred(scm->cred);
-	scm->cred = NULL;
 }
 
 static __inline__ void scm_destroy(struct scm_cookie *scm)
@@ -81,8 +75,10 @@ static __inline__ int scm_send(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 			       struct scm_cookie *scm, bool forcecreds)
 {
 	memset(scm, 0, sizeof(*scm));
+	scm->creds.uid = INVALID_UID;
+	scm->creds.gid = INVALID_GID;
 	if (forcecreds)
-		scm_set_cred(scm, task_tgid(current), current_cred());
+		scm_set_cred(scm, task_tgid(current), current_euid(), current_egid());
 	unix_get_peersec_dgram(sock, scm);
 	if (msg->msg_controllen <= 0)
 		return 0;
diff --git a/net/core/scm.c b/net/core/scm.c
index 2dc6cdaaae8abc5f31afa57a7ccf765cc978b6ac..83b2b383c86582346e0c779c745a822bf8341ca6 100644
--- a/net/core/scm.c
+++ b/net/core/scm.c
@@ -187,22 +187,6 @@ int __scm_send(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, struct scm_cookie *p)
 
 			p->creds.uid = uid;
 			p->creds.gid = gid;
-
-			if (!p->cred ||
-			    !uid_eq(p->cred->euid, uid) ||
-			    !gid_eq(p->cred->egid, gid)) {
-				struct cred *cred;
-				err = -ENOMEM;
-				cred = prepare_creds();
-				if (!cred)
-					goto error;
-
-				cred->uid = cred->euid = uid;
-				cred->gid = cred->egid = gid;
-				if (p->cred)
-					put_cred(p->cred);
-				p->cred = cred;
-			}
 			break;
 		}
 		default:
diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index 824eaf2c3afa9fa65954f91757d897ca0d289eda..5ca1631de7ef365da21ff689210e69c74047c079 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -1340,7 +1340,6 @@ static void unix_destruct_scm(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct scm_cookie scm;
 	memset(&scm, 0, sizeof(scm));
 	scm.pid  = UNIXCB(skb).pid;
-	scm.cred = UNIXCB(skb).cred;
 	if (UNIXCB(skb).fp)
 		unix_detach_fds(&scm, skb);
 
@@ -1391,8 +1390,8 @@ static int unix_scm_to_skb(struct scm_cookie *scm, struct sk_buff *skb, bool sen
 	int err = 0;
 
 	UNIXCB(skb).pid  = get_pid(scm->pid);
-	if (scm->cred)
-		UNIXCB(skb).cred = get_cred(scm->cred);
+	UNIXCB(skb).uid = scm->creds.uid;
+	UNIXCB(skb).gid = scm->creds.gid;
 	UNIXCB(skb).fp = NULL;
 	if (scm->fp && send_fds)
 		err = unix_attach_fds(scm, skb);
@@ -1409,13 +1408,13 @@ static int unix_scm_to_skb(struct scm_cookie *scm, struct sk_buff *skb, bool sen
 static void maybe_add_creds(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct socket *sock,
 			    const struct sock *other)
 {
-	if (UNIXCB(skb).cred)
+	if (UNIXCB(skb).pid)
 		return;
 	if (test_bit(SOCK_PASSCRED, &sock->flags) ||
 	    !other->sk_socket ||
 	    test_bit(SOCK_PASSCRED, &other->sk_socket->flags)) {
 		UNIXCB(skb).pid  = get_pid(task_tgid(current));
-		UNIXCB(skb).cred = get_current_cred();
+		current_euid_egid(&UNIXCB(skb).uid, &UNIXCB(skb).gid);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1819,7 +1818,7 @@ static int unix_dgram_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 		siocb->scm = &tmp_scm;
 		memset(&tmp_scm, 0, sizeof(tmp_scm));
 	}
-	scm_set_cred(siocb->scm, UNIXCB(skb).pid, UNIXCB(skb).cred);
+	scm_set_cred(siocb->scm, UNIXCB(skb).pid, UNIXCB(skb).uid, UNIXCB(skb).gid);
 	unix_set_secdata(siocb->scm, skb);
 
 	if (!(flags & MSG_PEEK)) {
@@ -1991,11 +1990,12 @@ static int unix_stream_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 		if (check_creds) {
 			/* Never glue messages from different writers */
 			if ((UNIXCB(skb).pid  != siocb->scm->pid) ||
-			    (UNIXCB(skb).cred != siocb->scm->cred))
+			    !uid_eq(UNIXCB(skb).uid, siocb->scm->creds.uid) ||
+			    !gid_eq(UNIXCB(skb).gid, siocb->scm->creds.gid))
 				break;
 		} else if (test_bit(SOCK_PASSCRED, &sock->flags)) {
 			/* Copy credentials */
-			scm_set_cred(siocb->scm, UNIXCB(skb).pid, UNIXCB(skb).cred);
+			scm_set_cred(siocb->scm, UNIXCB(skb).pid, UNIXCB(skb).uid, UNIXCB(skb).gid);
 			check_creds = 1;
 		}