diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index 8b3e10e..435d074 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 		 *If you have a capability in a parent user ns, then you have
 		 * it over all children user namespaces as well.
 		 */
-		targ_ns = targ_ns->creator->user_ns;
+		targ_ns = targ_ns->parent;
 	}
 
 	/* We never get here */