const struct fs_parameter_spec autofs_param_specs[] = {
        fsparam_flag    ("direct",              Opt_direct),
        fsparam_fd      ("fd",                  Opt_fd),
-       fsparam_u32     ("gid",                 Opt_gid),
+       fsparam_gid     ("gid",                 Opt_gid),
        fsparam_flag    ("ignore",              Opt_ignore),
        fsparam_flag    ("indirect",            Opt_indirect),
        fsparam_u32     ("maxproto",            Opt_maxproto),
        fsparam_flag    ("offset",              Opt_offset),
        fsparam_u32     ("pgrp",                Opt_pgrp),
        fsparam_flag    ("strictexpire",        Opt_strictexpire),
-       fsparam_u32     ("uid",                 Opt_uid),
+       fsparam_uid     ("uid",                 Opt_uid),
        {}
 };
 
        struct autofs_fs_context *ctx = fc->fs_private;
        struct autofs_sb_info *sbi = fc->s_fs_info;
        struct fs_parse_result result;
-       kuid_t uid;
-       kgid_t gid;
        int opt;
 
        opt = fs_parse(fc, autofs_param_specs, param, &result);
        case Opt_fd:
                return autofs_parse_fd(fc, sbi, param, &result);
        case Opt_uid:
-               uid = make_kuid(current_user_ns(), result.uint_32);
-               if (!uid_valid(uid))
-                       return invalfc(fc, "Invalid uid");
-               ctx->uid = uid;
+               ctx->uid = result.uid;
                break;
        case Opt_gid:
-               gid = make_kgid(current_user_ns(), result.uint_32);
-               if (!gid_valid(gid))
-                       return invalfc(fc, "Invalid gid");
-               ctx->gid = gid;
+               ctx->gid = result.gid;
                break;
        case Opt_pgrp:
                ctx->pgrp = result.uint_32;