diff --git a/drivers/android/binder.c b/drivers/android/binder.c
index 9edacc8b9768..ca599ebdea4a 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder.c
+++ b/drivers/android/binder.c
@@ -2056,7 +2056,7 @@ static int binder_translate_binder(struct flat_binder_object *fp,
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto done;
 	}
-	if (security_binder_transfer_binder(proc->tsk, target_proc->tsk)) {
+	if (security_binder_transfer_binder(proc->cred, target_proc->cred)) {
 		ret = -EPERM;
 		goto done;
 	}
@@ -2102,7 +2102,7 @@ static int binder_translate_handle(struct flat_binder_object *fp,
 				  proc->pid, thread->pid, fp->handle);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	if (security_binder_transfer_binder(proc->tsk, target_proc->tsk)) {
+	if (security_binder_transfer_binder(proc->cred, target_proc->cred)) {
 		ret = -EPERM;
 		goto done;
 	}
@@ -2190,7 +2190,7 @@ static int binder_translate_fd(u32 fd, binder_size_t fd_offset,
 		ret = -EBADF;
 		goto err_fget;
 	}
-	ret = security_binder_transfer_file(proc->tsk, target_proc->tsk, file);
+	ret = security_binder_transfer_file(proc->cred, target_proc->cred, file);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		ret = -EPERM;
 		goto err_security;
@@ -2595,8 +2595,8 @@ static void binder_transaction(struct binder_proc *proc,
 			return_error_line = __LINE__;
 			goto err_invalid_target_handle;
 		}
-		if (security_binder_transaction(proc->tsk,
-						target_proc->tsk) < 0) {
+		if (security_binder_transaction(proc->cred,
+						target_proc->cred) < 0) {
 			return_error = BR_FAILED_REPLY;
 			return_error_param = -EPERM;
 			return_error_line = __LINE__;
@@ -4353,6 +4353,7 @@ 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);
 }
@@ -4564,7 +4565,7 @@ static int binder_ioctl_set_ctx_mgr(struct file *filp,
 		ret = -EBUSY;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	ret = security_binder_set_context_mgr(proc->tsk);
+	ret = security_binder_set_context_mgr(proc->cred);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
 	if (uid_valid(context->binder_context_mgr_uid)) {
@@ -5055,6 +5056,7 @@ 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);
 	proc->default_priority = task_nice(current);
diff --git a/drivers/android/binder_internal.h b/drivers/android/binder_internal.h
index 402c4d4362a8..d6b6b8cb7346 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/android/binder_internal.h
@@ -364,6 +364,9 @@ struct binder_ref {
  *                        (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
@@ -426,6 +429,7 @@ 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;
diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h b/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
index 2adeea44c0d5..61590c1f2d33 100644
--- a/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
+++ b/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@
  *   #undef LSM_HOOK
  * };
  */
-LSM_HOOK(int, 0, binder_set_context_mgr, struct task_struct *mgr)
-LSM_HOOK(int, 0, binder_transaction, struct task_struct *from,
-	 struct task_struct *to)
-LSM_HOOK(int, 0, binder_transfer_binder, struct task_struct *from,
-	 struct task_struct *to)
-LSM_HOOK(int, 0, binder_transfer_file, struct task_struct *from,
-	 struct task_struct *to, struct file *file)
+LSM_HOOK(int, 0, binder_set_context_mgr, const struct cred *mgr)
+LSM_HOOK(int, 0, binder_transaction, const struct cred *from,
+	 const struct cred *to)
+LSM_HOOK(int, 0, binder_transfer_binder, const struct cred *from,
+	 const struct cred *to)
+LSM_HOOK(int, 0, binder_transfer_file, const struct cred *from,
+	 const struct cred *to, struct file *file)
 LSM_HOOK(int, 0, ptrace_access_check, struct task_struct *child,
 	 unsigned int mode)
 LSM_HOOK(int, 0, ptrace_traceme, struct task_struct *parent)
diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
index 5c4c5c0602cb..59024618554e 100644
--- a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
+++ b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
@@ -1313,22 +1313,22 @@
  *
  * @binder_set_context_mgr:
  *	Check whether @mgr is allowed to be the binder context manager.
- *	@mgr contains the task_struct for the task being registered.
+ *	@mgr contains the struct cred for the current binder process.
  *	Return 0 if permission is granted.
  * @binder_transaction:
  *	Check whether @from is allowed to invoke a binder transaction call
  *	to @to.
- *	@from contains the task_struct for the sending task.
- *	@to contains the task_struct for the receiving task.
+ *	@from contains the struct cred for the sending process.
+ *	@to contains the struct cred for the receiving process.
  * @binder_transfer_binder:
  *	Check whether @from is allowed to transfer a binder reference to @to.
- *	@from contains the task_struct for the sending task.
- *	@to contains the task_struct for the receiving task.
+ *	@from contains the struct cred for the sending process.
+ *	@to contains the struct cred for the receiving process.
  * @binder_transfer_file:
  *	Check whether @from is allowed to transfer @file to @to.
- *	@from contains the task_struct for the sending task.
+ *	@from contains the struct cred for the sending process.
  *	@file contains the struct file being transferred.
- *	@to contains the task_struct for the receiving task.
+ *	@to contains the struct cred for the receiving process.
  *
  * @ptrace_access_check:
  *	Check permission before allowing the current process to trace the
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 5b7288521300..6344d3362df7 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -258,13 +258,13 @@ extern int security_init(void);
 extern int early_security_init(void);
 
 /* Security operations */
-int security_binder_set_context_mgr(struct task_struct *mgr);
-int security_binder_transaction(struct task_struct *from,
-				struct task_struct *to);
-int security_binder_transfer_binder(struct task_struct *from,
-				    struct task_struct *to);
-int security_binder_transfer_file(struct task_struct *from,
-				  struct task_struct *to, struct file *file);
+int security_binder_set_context_mgr(const struct cred *mgr);
+int security_binder_transaction(const struct cred *from,
+				const struct cred *to);
+int security_binder_transfer_binder(const struct cred *from,
+				    const struct cred *to);
+int security_binder_transfer_file(const struct cred *from,
+				  const struct cred *to, struct file *file);
 int security_ptrace_access_check(struct task_struct *child, unsigned int mode);
 int security_ptrace_traceme(struct task_struct *parent);
 int security_capget(struct task_struct *target,
@@ -508,25 +508,25 @@ static inline int early_security_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int security_binder_set_context_mgr(struct task_struct *mgr)
+static inline int security_binder_set_context_mgr(const struct cred *mgr)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int security_binder_transaction(struct task_struct *from,
-					      struct task_struct *to)
+static inline int security_binder_transaction(const struct cred *from,
+					      const struct cred *to)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int security_binder_transfer_binder(struct task_struct *from,
-						  struct task_struct *to)
+static inline int security_binder_transfer_binder(const struct cred *from,
+						  const struct cred *to)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int security_binder_transfer_file(struct task_struct *from,
-						struct task_struct *to,
+static inline int security_binder_transfer_file(const struct cred *from,
+						const struct cred *to,
 						struct file *file)
 {
 	return 0;
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 9ffa9e9c5c55..67264cb08fb3 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -747,25 +747,25 @@ static int lsm_superblock_alloc(struct super_block *sb)
 
 /* Security operations */
 
-int security_binder_set_context_mgr(struct task_struct *mgr)
+int security_binder_set_context_mgr(const struct cred *mgr)
 {
 	return call_int_hook(binder_set_context_mgr, 0, mgr);
 }
 
-int security_binder_transaction(struct task_struct *from,
-				struct task_struct *to)
+int security_binder_transaction(const struct cred *from,
+				const struct cred *to)
 {
 	return call_int_hook(binder_transaction, 0, from, to);
 }
 
-int security_binder_transfer_binder(struct task_struct *from,
-				    struct task_struct *to)
+int security_binder_transfer_binder(const struct cred *from,
+				    const struct cred *to)
 {
 	return call_int_hook(binder_transfer_binder, 0, from, to);
 }
 
-int security_binder_transfer_file(struct task_struct *from,
-				  struct task_struct *to, struct file *file)
+int security_binder_transfer_file(const struct cred *from,
+				  const struct cred *to, struct file *file)
 {
 	return call_int_hook(binder_transfer_file, 0, from, to, file);
 }
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index e7ebd45ca345..c8bf3db90c8b 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -255,29 +255,6 @@ static inline u32 task_sid_obj(const struct task_struct *task)
 	return sid;
 }
 
-/*
- * get the security ID of a task for use with binder
- */
-static inline u32 task_sid_binder(const struct task_struct *task)
-{
-	/*
-	 * In many case where this function is used we should be using the
-	 * task's subjective SID, but we can't reliably access the subjective
-	 * creds of a task other than our own so we must use the objective
-	 * creds/SID, which are safe to access.  The downside is that if a task
-	 * is temporarily overriding it's creds it will not be reflected here;
-	 * however, it isn't clear that binder would handle that case well
-	 * anyway.
-	 *
-	 * If this ever changes and we can safely reference the subjective
-	 * creds/SID of another task, this function will make it easier to
-	 * identify the various places where we make use of the task SIDs in
-	 * the binder code.  It is also likely that we will need to adjust
-	 * the main drivers/android binder code as well.
-	 */
-	return task_sid_obj(task);
-}
-
 static int inode_doinit_with_dentry(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *opt_dentry);
 
 /*
@@ -2066,18 +2043,19 @@ static inline u32 open_file_to_av(struct file *file)
 
 /* Hook functions begin here. */
 
-static int selinux_binder_set_context_mgr(struct task_struct *mgr)
+static int selinux_binder_set_context_mgr(const struct cred *mgr)
 {
 	return avc_has_perm(&selinux_state,
-			    current_sid(), task_sid_binder(mgr), SECCLASS_BINDER,
+			    current_sid(), cred_sid(mgr), SECCLASS_BINDER,
 			    BINDER__SET_CONTEXT_MGR, NULL);
 }
 
-static int selinux_binder_transaction(struct task_struct *from,
-				      struct task_struct *to)
+static int selinux_binder_transaction(const struct cred *from,
+				      const struct cred *to)
 {
 	u32 mysid = current_sid();
-	u32 fromsid = task_sid_binder(from);
+	u32 fromsid = cred_sid(from);
+	u32 tosid = cred_sid(to);
 	int rc;
 
 	if (mysid != fromsid) {
@@ -2088,24 +2066,24 @@ static int selinux_binder_transaction(struct task_struct *from,
 			return rc;
 	}
 
-	return avc_has_perm(&selinux_state, fromsid, task_sid_binder(to),
+	return avc_has_perm(&selinux_state, fromsid, tosid,
 			    SECCLASS_BINDER, BINDER__CALL, NULL);
 }
 
-static int selinux_binder_transfer_binder(struct task_struct *from,
-					  struct task_struct *to)
+static int selinux_binder_transfer_binder(const struct cred *from,
+					  const struct cred *to)
 {
 	return avc_has_perm(&selinux_state,
-			    task_sid_binder(from), task_sid_binder(to),
+			    cred_sid(from), cred_sid(to),
 			    SECCLASS_BINDER, BINDER__TRANSFER,
 			    NULL);
 }
 
-static int selinux_binder_transfer_file(struct task_struct *from,
-					struct task_struct *to,
+static int selinux_binder_transfer_file(const struct cred *from,
+					const struct cred *to,
 					struct file *file)
 {
-	u32 sid = task_sid_binder(to);
+	u32 sid = cred_sid(to);
 	struct file_security_struct *fsec = selinux_file(file);
 	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
 	struct inode_security_struct *isec;
