diff --git a/include/net/netns/ipv4.h b/include/net/netns/ipv4.h
index 1474dd6..3516dc0 100644
--- a/include/net/netns/ipv4.h
+++ b/include/net/netns/ipv4.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #ifndef __NETNS_IPV4_H__
 #define __NETNS_IPV4_H__
 
+#include <linux/uidgid.h>
 #include <net/inet_frag.h>
 
 struct tcpm_hash_bucket;
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@
 	int sysctl_icmp_ratemask;
 	int sysctl_icmp_errors_use_inbound_ifaddr;
 
-	unsigned int sysctl_ping_group_range[2];
+	kgid_t sysctl_ping_group_range[2];
 	long sysctl_tcp_mem[3];
 
 	atomic_t rt_genid;
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 25a6ebb..f857f97 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -948,7 +948,6 @@
 	depends on NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_RECENT = n
 	depends on NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_LOG = n
 	depends on NETFILTER_NETLINK_LOG = n
-	depends on INET = n
 	depends on IPV6 = n
 	depends on AF_RXRPC = n
 	depends on NET_KEY = n
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ping.c b/net/ipv4/ping.c
index bee5eeb..8f3d054 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ping.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ping.c
@@ -185,10 +185,10 @@
 	return sk;
 }
 
-static void inet_get_ping_group_range_net(struct net *net, gid_t *low,
-					  gid_t *high)
+static void inet_get_ping_group_range_net(struct net *net, kgid_t *low,
+					  kgid_t *high)
 {
-	gid_t *data = net->ipv4.sysctl_ping_group_range;
+	kgid_t *data = net->ipv4.sysctl_ping_group_range;
 	unsigned int seq;
 
 	do {
@@ -203,19 +203,13 @@
 static int ping_init_sock(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
-	gid_t group = current_egid();
-	gid_t range[2];
+	kgid_t group = current_egid();
 	struct group_info *group_info = get_current_groups();
 	int i, j, count = group_info->ngroups;
 	kgid_t low, high;
 
-	inet_get_ping_group_range_net(net, range, range+1);
-	low = make_kgid(&init_user_ns, range[0]);
-	high = make_kgid(&init_user_ns, range[1]);
-	if (!gid_valid(low) || !gid_valid(high) || gid_lt(high, low))
-		return -EACCES;
-
-	if (range[0] <= group && group <= range[1])
+	inet_get_ping_group_range_net(net, &low, &high);
+	if (gid_lte(low, group) && gid_lte(group, high))
 		return 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < group_info->nblocks; i++) {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
index 1b5ce96..3e78c79 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@
 }
 
 
-static void inet_get_ping_group_range_table(struct ctl_table *table, gid_t *low, gid_t *high)
+static void inet_get_ping_group_range_table(struct ctl_table *table, kgid_t *low, kgid_t *high)
 {
-	gid_t *data = table->data;
+	kgid_t *data = table->data;
 	unsigned int seq;
 	do {
 		seq = read_seqbegin(&sysctl_local_ports.lock);
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@
 }
 
 /* Update system visible IP port range */
-static void set_ping_group_range(struct ctl_table *table, gid_t range[2])
+static void set_ping_group_range(struct ctl_table *table, kgid_t low, kgid_t high)
 {
-	gid_t *data = table->data;
+	kgid_t *data = table->data;
 	write_seqlock(&sysctl_local_ports.lock);
-	data[0] = range[0];
-	data[1] = range[1];
+	data[0] = low;
+	data[1] = high;
 	write_sequnlock(&sysctl_local_ports.lock);
 }
 
@@ -103,21 +103,33 @@
 				 void __user *buffer,
 				 size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
+	struct user_namespace *user_ns = current_user_ns();
 	int ret;
-	gid_t range[2];
+	gid_t urange[2];
+	kgid_t low, high;
 	ctl_table tmp = {
-		.data = &range,
-		.maxlen = sizeof(range),
+		.data = &urange,
+		.maxlen = sizeof(urange),
 		.mode = table->mode,
 		.extra1 = &ip_ping_group_range_min,
 		.extra2 = &ip_ping_group_range_max,
 	};
 
-	inet_get_ping_group_range_table(table, range, range + 1);
+	inet_get_ping_group_range_table(table, &low, &high);
+	urange[0] = from_kgid_munged(user_ns, low);
+	urange[1] = from_kgid_munged(user_ns, high);
 	ret = proc_dointvec_minmax(&tmp, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 
-	if (write && ret == 0)
-		set_ping_group_range(table, range);
+	if (write && ret == 0) {
+		low = make_kgid(user_ns, urange[0]);
+		high = make_kgid(user_ns, urange[1]);
+		if (!gid_valid(low) || !gid_valid(high) ||
+		    (urange[1] < urange[0]) || gid_lt(high, low)) {
+			low = make_kgid(&init_user_ns, 1);
+			high = make_kgid(&init_user_ns, 0);
+		}
+		set_ping_group_range(table, low, high);
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -786,7 +798,7 @@
 	{
 		.procname	= "ping_group_range",
 		.data		= &init_net.ipv4.sysctl_ping_group_range,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(init_net.ipv4.sysctl_ping_group_range),
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(gid_t)*2,
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= ipv4_ping_group_range,
 	},
@@ -830,8 +842,8 @@
 	 * Sane defaults - nobody may create ping sockets.
 	 * Boot scripts should set this to distro-specific group.
 	 */
-	net->ipv4.sysctl_ping_group_range[0] = 1;
-	net->ipv4.sysctl_ping_group_range[1] = 0;
+	net->ipv4.sysctl_ping_group_range[0] = make_kgid(&init_user_ns, 1);
+	net->ipv4.sysctl_ping_group_range[1] = make_kgid(&init_user_ns, 0);
 
 	tcp_init_mem(net);