diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index b50b0f0..5670028 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -5409,7 +5409,7 @@
 		goto out_free_cpus_allowed;
 	}
 	retval = -EPERM;
-	if (!check_same_owner(p) && !task_ns_capable(p, CAP_SYS_NICE))
+	if (!check_same_owner(p) && !ns_capable(task_user_ns(p), CAP_SYS_NICE))
 		goto out_unlock;
 
 	retval = security_task_setscheduler(p);