diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index c642bb8b8f5a4894b3878a0977a017b684efefe4..b2b7f9749f5eb2da633264afd7453fe0a6263561 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -1662,7 +1662,7 @@ int security_capset(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old,
 		    const kernel_cap_t *effective,
 		    const kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
 		    const kernel_cap_t *permitted);
-int security_capable(int cap);
+int security_capable(const struct cred *cred, int cap);
 int security_real_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap);
 int security_real_capable_noaudit(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap);
 int security_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int op);
@@ -1856,9 +1856,9 @@ static inline int security_capset(struct cred *new,
 	return cap_capset(new, old, effective, inheritable, permitted);
 }
 
-static inline int security_capable(int cap)
+static inline int security_capable(const struct cred *cred, int cap)
 {
-	return cap_capable(current, current_cred(), cap, SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT);
+	return cap_capable(current, cred, cap, SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT);
 }
 
 static inline int security_real_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap)
diff --git a/kernel/capability.c b/kernel/capability.c
index 2f05303715a5c4066a04b128251ebeec08d3779b..9e9385f132c81759ca2fbe6891d45d25775ff07d 100644
--- a/kernel/capability.c
+++ b/kernel/capability.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ int capable(int cap)
 		BUG();
 	}
 
-	if (security_capable(cap) == 0) {
+	if (security_capable(current_cred(), cap) == 0) {
 		current->flags |= PF_SUPERPRIV;
 		return 1;
 	}
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 739e40362f44fab2a8fa4a0f4b1310ec14f8bb65..7b7308ace8c5b1b26bd79369d8c142ea6e14734c 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -154,10 +154,9 @@ int security_capset(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old,
 				    effective, inheritable, permitted);
 }
 
-int security_capable(int cap)
+int security_capable(const struct cred *cred, int cap)
 {
-	return security_ops->capable(current, current_cred(), cap,
-				     SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT);
+	return security_ops->capable(current, cred, cap, SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT);
 }
 
 int security_real_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap)