diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index 7971354..f0e671d 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -45,26 +45,22 @@
 /**
  * cap_capable - Determine whether a task has a particular effective capability
  * @tsk: The task to query
+ * @cred: The credentials to use
  * @cap: The capability to check for
  * @audit: Whether to write an audit message or not
  *
  * Determine whether the nominated task has the specified capability amongst
  * its effective set, returning 0 if it does, -ve if it does not.
  *
- * NOTE WELL: cap_capable() cannot be used like the kernel's capable()
- * function.  That is, it has the reverse semantics: cap_capable() returns 0
- * when a task has a capability, but the kernel's capable() returns 1 for this
- * case.
+ * NOTE WELL: cap_has_capability() cannot be used like the kernel's capable()
+ * and has_capability() functions.  That is, it has the reverse semantics:
+ * cap_has_capability() returns 0 when a task has a capability, but the
+ * kernel's capable() and has_capability() returns 1 for this case.
  */
-int cap_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap, int audit)
+int cap_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, const struct cred *cred, int cap,
+		int audit)
 {
-	__u32 cap_raised;
-
-	/* Derived from include/linux/sched.h:capable. */
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	cap_raised = cap_raised(__task_cred(tsk)->cap_effective, cap);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-	return cap_raised ? 0 : -EPERM;
+	return cap_raised(cred->cap_effective, cap) ? 0 : -EPERM;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -160,7 +156,8 @@
 	/* they are so limited unless the current task has the CAP_SETPCAP
 	 * capability
 	 */
-	if (cap_capable(current, CAP_SETPCAP, SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT) == 0)
+	if (cap_capable(current, current_cred(), CAP_SETPCAP,
+			SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT) == 0)
 		return 0;
 #endif
 	return 1;
@@ -869,7 +866,8 @@
 		     & (new->securebits ^ arg2))			/*[1]*/
 		    || ((new->securebits & SECURE_ALL_LOCKS & ~arg2))	/*[2]*/
 		    || (arg2 & ~(SECURE_ALL_LOCKS | SECURE_ALL_BITS))	/*[3]*/
-		    || (cap_capable(current, CAP_SETPCAP, SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT) != 0) /*[4]*/
+		    || (cap_capable(current, current_cred(), CAP_SETPCAP,
+				    SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT) != 0)		/*[4]*/
 			/*
 			 * [1] no changing of bits that are locked
 			 * [2] no unlocking of locks
@@ -950,7 +948,8 @@
 {
 	int cap_sys_admin = 0;
 
-	if (cap_capable(current, CAP_SYS_ADMIN, SECURITY_CAP_NOAUDIT) == 0)
+	if (cap_capable(current, current_cred(), CAP_SYS_ADMIN,
+			SECURITY_CAP_NOAUDIT) == 0)
 		cap_sys_admin = 1;
 	return __vm_enough_memory(mm, pages, cap_sys_admin);
 }