diff --git a/fs/fcntl.c b/fs/fcntl.c
index 9f606714d081..1484f062ee65 100644
--- a/fs/fcntl.c
+++ b/fs/fcntl.c
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ static int setfl(int fd, struct file * filp, unsigned int arg)
 	return error;
 }
 
-static void f_modown(struct file *filp, struct pid *pid, enum pid_type type,
-                     int force)
+void __f_setown(struct file *filp, struct pid *pid, enum pid_type type,
+		int force)
 {
 	write_lock_irq(&filp->f_owner.lock);
 	if (force || !filp->f_owner.pid) {
@@ -97,19 +97,13 @@ static void f_modown(struct file *filp, struct pid *pid, enum pid_type type,
 
 		if (pid) {
 			const struct cred *cred = current_cred();
+			security_file_set_fowner(filp);
 			filp->f_owner.uid = cred->uid;
 			filp->f_owner.euid = cred->euid;
 		}
 	}
 	write_unlock_irq(&filp->f_owner.lock);
 }
-
-void __f_setown(struct file *filp, struct pid *pid, enum pid_type type,
-		int force)
-{
-	security_file_set_fowner(filp);
-	f_modown(filp, pid, type, force);
-}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__f_setown);
 
 int f_setown(struct file *filp, int who, int force)
@@ -145,7 +139,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(f_setown);
 
 void f_delown(struct file *filp)
 {
-	f_modown(filp, NULL, PIDTYPE_TGID, 1);
+	__f_setown(filp, NULL, PIDTYPE_TGID, 1);
 }
 
 pid_t f_getown(struct file *filp)