diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/xattrs.c b/fs/overlayfs/xattrs.c
index 788182fff3e0..aa95855c7023 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/xattrs.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/xattrs.c
@@ -109,12 +109,10 @@ ssize_t ovl_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *list, size_t size)
 	ssize_t res;
 	size_t len;
 	char *s;
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
 	size_t prefix_len, name_len;
 
-	old_cred = ovl_override_creds(dentry->d_sb);
-	res = vfs_listxattr(realdentry, list, size);
-	ovl_revert_creds(old_cred);
+	with_ovl_creds(dentry->d_sb)
+		res = vfs_listxattr(realdentry, list, size);
 	if (res <= 0 || size == 0)
 		return res;