diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/file.c b/fs/overlayfs/file.c
index 830a3cc8bbfc..73c805851e58 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/file.c
@@ -508,18 +508,13 @@ static long ovl_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset, loff_t len
 static int ovl_fadvise(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t len, int advice)
 {
 	struct file *realfile;
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
-	int ret;
 
 	realfile = ovl_real_file(file);
 	if (IS_ERR(realfile))
 		return PTR_ERR(realfile);
 
-	old_cred = ovl_override_creds(file_inode(file)->i_sb);
-	ret = vfs_fadvise(realfile, offset, len, advice);
-	ovl_revert_creds(old_cred);
-
-	return ret;
+	with_ovl_creds(file_inode(file)->i_sb)
+		return vfs_fadvise(realfile, offset, len, advice);
 }
 
 enum ovl_copyop {