const struct io_op_def *def = &io_op_defs[req->opcode];
        struct io_ring_ctx *ctx = req->ctx;
 
+       if (!req->work.creds)
+               req->work.creds = get_current_cred();
+
        if (req->flags & REQ_F_FORCE_ASYNC)
                req->work.flags |= IO_WQ_WORK_CONCURRENT;
 
                io_put_file(req, req->file, (req->flags & REQ_F_FIXED_FILE));
        if (req->fixed_rsrc_refs)
                percpu_ref_put(req->fixed_rsrc_refs);
+       if (req->work.creds) {
+               put_cred(req->work.creds);
+               req->work.creds = NULL;
+       }
 
        if (req->flags & REQ_F_INFLIGHT) {
                struct io_ring_ctx *ctx = req->ctx;
        const struct cred *creds = NULL;
        int ret;
 
-       if (req->work.personality) {
-               const struct cred *new_creds;
-
-               if (!(issue_flags & IO_URING_F_NONBLOCK))
-                       mutex_lock(&ctx->uring_lock);
-               new_creds = idr_find(&ctx->personality_idr, req->work.personality);
-               if (!(issue_flags & IO_URING_F_NONBLOCK))
-                       mutex_unlock(&ctx->uring_lock);
-               if (!new_creds)
-                       return -EINVAL;
-               creds = override_creds(new_creds);
-       }
+       if (req->work.creds && req->work.creds != current_cred())
+               creds = override_creds(req->work.creds);
 
        switch (req->opcode) {
        case IORING_OP_NOP:
 {
        struct io_submit_state *state;
        unsigned int sqe_flags;
-       int ret = 0;
+       int personality, ret = 0;
 
        req->opcode = READ_ONCE(sqe->opcode);
        /* same numerical values with corresponding REQ_F_*, safe to copy */
                return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
        req->work.list.next = NULL;
+       personality = READ_ONCE(sqe->personality);
+       if (personality) {
+               req->work.creds = idr_find(&ctx->personality_idr, personality);
+               if (!req->work.creds)
+                       return -EINVAL;
+               get_cred(req->work.creds);
+       } else {
+               req->work.creds = NULL;
+       }
        req->work.flags = 0;
-       req->work.personality = READ_ONCE(sqe->personality);
        state = &ctx->submit_state;
 
        /*