diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fs/proc/file.go b/pkg/sentry/fs/proc/file.go
index 4b2d08e75..4b3448245 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fs/proc/file.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fs/proc/file.go
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ func (f *file) UnstableAttr(ctx context.Context, inode *fs.Inode) (fs.UnstableAt
 		return fs.UnstableAttr{}, err
 	}
 	if f.t != nil {
-		uattr.Owner = fs.FileOwnerFromContext(f.t)
+		creds := f.t.Credentials()
+		uattr.Owner = fs.FileOwner{creds.EffectiveKUID, creds.EffectiveKGID}
 	}
 	return uattr, nil
 }