diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index 3096a0f34195..411fa66d5ec7 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -3165,7 +3165,7 @@ static const struct pid_entry tgid_base_stuff[] = {
 	DIR("task",       S_IRUGO|S_IXUGO, proc_task_inode_operations, proc_task_operations),
 	DIR("fd",         S_IRUSR|S_IXUSR, proc_fd_inode_operations, proc_fd_operations),
 	DIR("map_files",  S_IRUSR|S_IXUSR, proc_map_files_inode_operations, proc_map_files_operations),
-	DIR("fdinfo",     S_IRUGO|S_IXUGO, proc_fdinfo_inode_operations, proc_fdinfo_operations),
+	DIR("fdinfo",     S_IRUSR|S_IXUSR, proc_fdinfo_inode_operations, proc_fdinfo_operations),
 	DIR("ns",	  S_IRUSR|S_IXUGO, proc_ns_dir_inode_operations, proc_ns_dir_operations),
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET
 	DIR("net",        S_IRUGO|S_IXUGO, proc_net_inode_operations, proc_net_operations),
@@ -3509,7 +3509,7 @@ static const struct inode_operations proc_tid_comm_inode_operations = {
  */
 static const struct pid_entry tid_base_stuff[] = {
 	DIR("fd",        S_IRUSR|S_IXUSR, proc_fd_inode_operations, proc_fd_operations),
-	DIR("fdinfo",    S_IRUGO|S_IXUGO, proc_fdinfo_inode_operations, proc_fdinfo_operations),
+	DIR("fdinfo",    S_IRUSR|S_IXUSR, proc_fdinfo_inode_operations, proc_fdinfo_operations),
 	DIR("ns",	 S_IRUSR|S_IXUGO, proc_ns_dir_inode_operations, proc_ns_dir_operations),
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET
 	DIR("net",        S_IRUGO|S_IXUGO, proc_net_inode_operations, proc_net_operations),
diff --git a/fs/proc/fd.c b/fs/proc/fd.c
index b0357e5d3950..81882a13212d 100644
--- a/fs/proc/fd.c
+++ b/fs/proc/fd.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include <linux/fdtable.h>
 #include <linux/namei.h>
 #include <linux/pid.h>
-#include <linux/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/security.h>
 #include <linux/file.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
@@ -72,18 +71,6 @@ static int seq_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 
 static int seq_fdinfo_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	bool allowed = false;
-	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(inode);
-
-	if (!task)
-		return -ESRCH;
-
-	allowed = ptrace_may_access(task, PTRACE_MODE_READ_FSCREDS);
-	put_task_struct(task);
-
-	if (!allowed)
-		return -EACCES;
-
 	return single_open(file, seq_show, inode);
 }
 
@@ -338,7 +325,7 @@ static struct dentry *proc_fdinfo_instantiate(struct dentry *dentry,
 	struct proc_inode *ei;
 	struct inode *inode;
 
-	inode = proc_pid_make_inode(dentry->d_sb, task, S_IFREG | S_IRUGO);
+	inode = proc_pid_make_inode(dentry->d_sb, task, S_IFREG | S_IRUSR);
 	if (!inode)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);