diff --git a/fs/generic_acl.c b/fs/generic_acl.c
index 9ccb789..995d63b 100644
--- a/fs/generic_acl.c
+++ b/fs/generic_acl.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 
 	if (S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	if (current->fsuid != inode->i_uid && !capable(CAP_FOWNER))
+	if (!is_owner_or_cap(inode))
 		return -EPERM;
 	if (value) {
 		acl = posix_acl_from_xattr(value, size);