diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
index 26b143920433..e3edda554ac7 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ static void encode_attrs(struct xdr_stream *xdr, const struct iattr *iap, const
 		owner_namelen = nfs_map_uid_to_name(server, iap->ia_uid, owner_name, IDMAP_NAMESZ);
 		if (owner_namelen < 0) {
 			dprintk("nfs: couldn't resolve uid %d to string\n",
-					iap->ia_uid);
+					from_kuid(&init_user_ns, iap->ia_uid));
 			/* XXX */
 			strcpy(owner_name, "nobody");
 			owner_namelen = sizeof("nobody") - 1;
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ static void encode_attrs(struct xdr_stream *xdr, const struct iattr *iap, const
 		owner_grouplen = nfs_map_gid_to_group(server, iap->ia_gid, owner_group, IDMAP_NAMESZ);
 		if (owner_grouplen < 0) {
 			dprintk("nfs: couldn't resolve gid %d to string\n",
-					iap->ia_gid);
+					from_kgid(&init_user_ns, iap->ia_gid));
 			strcpy(owner_group, "nobody");
 			owner_grouplen = sizeof("nobody") - 1;
 			/* goto out; */
@@ -3778,14 +3778,14 @@ out_overflow:
 }
 
 static int decode_attr_owner(struct xdr_stream *xdr, uint32_t *bitmap,
-		const struct nfs_server *server, uint32_t *uid,
+		const struct nfs_server *server, kuid_t *uid,
 		struct nfs4_string *owner_name)
 {
 	uint32_t len;
 	__be32 *p;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	*uid = -2;
+	*uid = make_kuid(&init_user_ns, -2);
 	if (unlikely(bitmap[1] & (FATTR4_WORD1_OWNER - 1U)))
 		return -EIO;
 	if (likely(bitmap[1] & FATTR4_WORD1_OWNER)) {
@@ -3813,7 +3813,7 @@ static int decode_attr_owner(struct xdr_stream *xdr, uint32_t *bitmap,
 					__func__, len);
 		bitmap[1] &= ~FATTR4_WORD1_OWNER;
 	}
-	dprintk("%s: uid=%d\n", __func__, (int)*uid);
+	dprintk("%s: uid=%d\n", __func__, (int)from_kuid(&init_user_ns, *uid));
 	return ret;
 out_overflow:
 	print_overflow_msg(__func__, xdr);
@@ -3821,14 +3821,14 @@ out_overflow:
 }
 
 static int decode_attr_group(struct xdr_stream *xdr, uint32_t *bitmap,
-		const struct nfs_server *server, uint32_t *gid,
+		const struct nfs_server *server, kgid_t *gid,
 		struct nfs4_string *group_name)
 {
 	uint32_t len;
 	__be32 *p;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	*gid = -2;
+	*gid = make_kgid(&init_user_ns, -2);
 	if (unlikely(bitmap[1] & (FATTR4_WORD1_OWNER_GROUP - 1U)))
 		return -EIO;
 	if (likely(bitmap[1] & FATTR4_WORD1_OWNER_GROUP)) {
@@ -3856,7 +3856,7 @@ static int decode_attr_group(struct xdr_stream *xdr, uint32_t *bitmap,
 					__func__, len);
 		bitmap[1] &= ~FATTR4_WORD1_OWNER_GROUP;
 	}
-	dprintk("%s: gid=%d\n", __func__, (int)*gid);
+	dprintk("%s: gid=%d\n", __func__, (int)from_kgid(&init_user_ns, *gid));
 	return ret;
 out_overflow:
 	print_overflow_msg(__func__, xdr);