diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index 340fc30ad85d..70d3066e69fe 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -421,6 +421,7 @@ static int smk_ptrace_rule_check(struct task_struct *tracer,
 	struct smk_audit_info ad, *saip = NULL;
 	struct task_smack *tsp;
 	struct smack_known *tracer_known;
+	const struct cred *tracercred;
 
 	if ((mode & PTRACE_MODE_NOAUDIT) == 0) {
 		smk_ad_init(&ad, func, LSM_AUDIT_DATA_TASK);
@@ -429,7 +430,8 @@ static int smk_ptrace_rule_check(struct task_struct *tracer,
 	}
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	tsp = __task_cred(tracer)->security;
+	tracercred = __task_cred(tracer);
+	tsp = tracercred->security;
 	tracer_known = smk_of_task(tsp);
 
 	if ((mode & PTRACE_MODE_ATTACH) &&
@@ -439,7 +441,7 @@ static int smk_ptrace_rule_check(struct task_struct *tracer,
 			rc = 0;
 		else if (smack_ptrace_rule == SMACK_PTRACE_DRACONIAN)
 			rc = -EACCES;
-		else if (capable(CAP_SYS_PTRACE))
+		else if (smack_privileged_cred(CAP_SYS_PTRACE, tracercred))
 			rc = 0;
 		else
 			rc = -EACCES;
@@ -1841,6 +1843,7 @@ static int smack_file_send_sigiotask(struct task_struct *tsk,
 {
 	struct smack_known *skp;
 	struct smack_known *tkp = smk_of_task(tsk->cred->security);
+	const struct cred *tcred;
 	struct file *file;
 	int rc;
 	struct smk_audit_info ad;
@@ -1854,8 +1857,12 @@ static int smack_file_send_sigiotask(struct task_struct *tsk,
 	skp = file->f_security;
 	rc = smk_access(skp, tkp, MAY_DELIVER, NULL);
 	rc = smk_bu_note("sigiotask", skp, tkp, MAY_DELIVER, rc);
-	if (rc != 0 && has_capability(tsk, CAP_MAC_OVERRIDE))
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	tcred = __task_cred(tsk);
+	if (rc != 0 && smack_privileged_cred(CAP_MAC_OVERRIDE, tcred))
 		rc = 0;
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	smk_ad_init(&ad, __func__, LSM_AUDIT_DATA_TASK);
 	smk_ad_setfield_u_tsk(&ad, tsk);