diff --git a/drivers/android/binder.c b/drivers/android/binder.c
index 06955e984652..a2fc4c1049fd 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder.c
+++ b/drivers/android/binder.c
@@ -2852,7 +2852,7 @@ static void binder_transaction(struct binder_proc *proc,
 		t->from = thread;
 	else
 		t->from = NULL;
-	t->sender_euid = task_euid(proc->tsk);
+	t->sender_euid = proc->cred->euid;
 	t->to_proc = target_proc;
 	t->to_thread = target_thread;
 	t->code = tr->code;
@@ -4507,6 +4507,7 @@ static void binder_free_proc(struct binder_proc *proc)
 	}
 	binder_alloc_deferred_release(&proc->alloc);
 	put_task_struct(proc->tsk);
+	put_cred(proc->cred);
 	binder_stats_deleted(BINDER_STAT_PROC);
 	kfree(proc);
 }
@@ -5210,6 +5211,7 @@ static int binder_open(struct inode *nodp, struct file *filp)
 	spin_lock_init(&proc->outer_lock);
 	get_task_struct(current->group_leader);
 	proc->tsk = current->group_leader;
+	proc->cred = get_cred(filp->f_cred);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&proc->todo);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&proc->freeze_wait);
 	if (binder_supported_policy(current->policy)) {
diff --git a/drivers/android/binder_internal.h b/drivers/android/binder_internal.h
index a9d282bbfef9..6af4ad919190 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/android/binder_internal.h
@@ -385,6 +385,9 @@ struct binder_priority {
  *                        (invariant after initialized)
  * @tsk                   task_struct for group_leader of process
  *                        (invariant after initialized)
+ * @cred                  struct cred associated with the `struct file`
+ *                        in binder_open()
+ *                        (invariant after initialized)
  * @deferred_work_node:   element for binder_deferred_list
  *                        (protected by binder_deferred_lock)
  * @deferred_work:        bitmap of deferred work to perform
@@ -447,6 +450,7 @@ struct binder_proc {
 	struct list_head waiting_threads;
 	int pid;
 	struct task_struct *tsk;
+	const struct cred *cred;
 	struct hlist_node deferred_work_node;
 	int deferred_work;
 	int outstanding_txns;