diff --git a/security/smack/smackfs.c b/security/smack/smackfs.c
index c21b656b3263..840a192e9337 100644
--- a/security/smack/smackfs.c
+++ b/security/smack/smackfs.c
@@ -2720,7 +2720,6 @@ static int smk_open_relabel_self(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 static ssize_t smk_write_relabel_self(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 				size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct task_smack *tsp = smack_cred(current_cred());
 	char *data;
 	int rc;
 	LIST_HEAD(list_tmp);
@@ -2745,11 +2744,21 @@ static ssize_t smk_write_relabel_self(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	kfree(data);
 
 	if (!rc || (rc == -EINVAL && list_empty(&list_tmp))) {
+		struct cred *new;
+		struct task_smack *tsp;
+
+		new = prepare_creds();
+		if (!new) {
+			rc = -ENOMEM;
+			goto out;
+		}
+		tsp = smack_cred(new);
 		smk_destroy_label_list(&tsp->smk_relabel);
 		list_splice(&list_tmp, &tsp->smk_relabel);
+		commit_creds(new);
 		return count;
 	}
-
+out:
 	smk_destroy_label_list(&list_tmp);
 	return rc;
 }