diff --git a/kernel/user_namespace.c b/kernel/user_namespace.c
index e7ba1bf..7af90fc 100644
--- a/kernel/user_namespace.c
+++ b/kernel/user_namespace.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 	struct user_namespace *ns;
 
 	ns = container_of(kref, struct user_namespace, kref);
-	free_uid(ns->root_user);
+	release_uids(ns);
 	kfree(ns);
 }