diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 890bed538f9b..1581fe218934 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -228,9 +228,9 @@ v9fs_blank_wstat(struct p9_wstat *wstat)
 	wstat->uid = NULL;
 	wstat->gid = NULL;
 	wstat->muid = NULL;
-	wstat->n_uid = ~0;
-	wstat->n_gid = ~0;
-	wstat->n_muid = ~0;
+	wstat->n_uid = INVALID_UID;
+	wstat->n_gid = INVALID_GID;
+	wstat->n_muid = INVALID_UID;
 	wstat->extension = NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/net/9p/9p.h b/include/net/9p/9p.h
index 7184853ca360..27dfe85772b1 100644
--- a/include/net/9p/9p.h
+++ b/include/net/9p/9p.h
@@ -407,17 +407,17 @@ struct p9_wstat {
 	char *gid;
 	char *muid;
 	char *extension;	/* 9p2000.u extensions */
-	u32 n_uid;		/* 9p2000.u extensions */
-	u32 n_gid;		/* 9p2000.u extensions */
-	u32 n_muid;		/* 9p2000.u extensions */
+	kuid_t n_uid;		/* 9p2000.u extensions */
+	kgid_t n_gid;		/* 9p2000.u extensions */
+	kuid_t n_muid;		/* 9p2000.u extensions */
 };
 
 struct p9_stat_dotl {
 	u64 st_result_mask;
 	struct p9_qid qid;
 	u32 st_mode;
-	u32 st_uid;
-	u32 st_gid;
+	kuid_t st_uid;
+	kgid_t st_gid;
 	u64 st_nlink;
 	u64 st_rdev;
 	u64 st_size;
@@ -471,8 +471,8 @@ struct p9_stat_dotl {
 struct p9_iattr_dotl {
 	u32 valid;
 	u32 mode;
-	u32 uid;
-	u32 gid;
+	kuid_t uid;
+	kgid_t gid;
 	u64 size;
 	u64 atime_sec;
 	u64 atime_nsec;
diff --git a/net/9p/client.c b/net/9p/client.c
index 17855f080acd..8eb75425e6e6 100644
--- a/net/9p/client.c
+++ b/net/9p/client.c
@@ -1711,7 +1711,9 @@ struct p9_wstat *p9_client_stat(struct p9_fid *fid)
 		(unsigned long long)ret->qid.path, ret->qid.version, ret->mode,
 		ret->atime, ret->mtime, (unsigned long long)ret->length,
 		ret->name, ret->uid, ret->gid, ret->muid, ret->extension,
-		ret->n_uid, ret->n_gid, ret->n_muid);
+		from_kuid(&init_user_ns, ret->n_uid),
+		from_kgid(&init_user_ns, ret->n_gid),
+		from_kuid(&init_user_ns, ret->n_muid));
 
 	p9_free_req(clnt, req);
 	return ret;
@@ -1765,8 +1767,10 @@ struct p9_stat_dotl *p9_client_getattr_dotl(struct p9_fid *fid,
 		"<<< st_btime_sec=%lld st_btime_nsec=%lld\n"
 		"<<< st_gen=%lld st_data_version=%lld",
 		ret->st_result_mask, ret->qid.type, ret->qid.path,
-		ret->qid.version, ret->st_mode, ret->st_nlink, ret->st_uid,
-		ret->st_gid, ret->st_rdev, ret->st_size, ret->st_blksize,
+		ret->qid.version, ret->st_mode, ret->st_nlink,
+		from_kuid(&init_user_ns, ret->st_uid),
+		from_kgid(&init_user_ns, ret->st_gid),
+		ret->st_rdev, ret->st_size, ret->st_blksize,
 		ret->st_blocks, ret->st_atime_sec, ret->st_atime_nsec,
 		ret->st_mtime_sec, ret->st_mtime_nsec, ret->st_ctime_sec,
 		ret->st_ctime_nsec, ret->st_btime_sec, ret->st_btime_nsec,
@@ -1829,7 +1833,9 @@ int p9_client_wstat(struct p9_fid *fid, struct p9_wstat *wst)
 		(unsigned long long)wst->qid.path, wst->qid.version, wst->mode,
 		wst->atime, wst->mtime, (unsigned long long)wst->length,
 		wst->name, wst->uid, wst->gid, wst->muid, wst->extension,
-		wst->n_uid, wst->n_gid, wst->n_muid);
+		from_kuid(&init_user_ns, wst->n_uid),
+		from_kgid(&init_user_ns, wst->n_gid),
+		from_kuid(&init_user_ns, wst->n_muid));
 
 	req = p9_client_rpc(clnt, P9_TWSTAT, "dwS", fid->fid, wst->size+2, wst);
 	if (IS_ERR(req)) {
@@ -1858,7 +1864,9 @@ int p9_client_setattr(struct p9_fid *fid, struct p9_iattr_dotl *p9attr)
 		"    valid=%x mode=%x uid=%d gid=%d size=%lld\n"
 		"    atime_sec=%lld atime_nsec=%lld\n"
 		"    mtime_sec=%lld mtime_nsec=%lld\n",
-		p9attr->valid, p9attr->mode, p9attr->uid, p9attr->gid,
+		p9attr->valid, p9attr->mode,
+		from_kuid(&init_user_ns, p9attr->uid),
+		from_kgid(&init_user_ns, p9attr->gid),
 		p9attr->size, p9attr->atime_sec, p9attr->atime_nsec,
 		p9attr->mtime_sec, p9attr->mtime_nsec);
 
diff --git a/net/9p/protocol.c b/net/9p/protocol.c
index c289c6cee98e..ab9127ec5b7a 100644
--- a/net/9p/protocol.c
+++ b/net/9p/protocol.c
@@ -199,11 +199,12 @@ p9pdu_vreadf(struct p9_fcall *pdu, int proto_version, const char *fmt,
 				    va_arg(ap, struct p9_wstat *);
 
 				memset(stbuf, 0, sizeof(struct p9_wstat));
-				stbuf->n_uid = stbuf->n_gid = stbuf->n_muid =
-									-1;
+				stbuf->n_uid = stbuf->n_muid = INVALID_UID;
+				stbuf->n_gid = INVALID_GID;
+
 				errcode =
 				    p9pdu_readf(pdu, proto_version,
-						"wwdQdddqssss?sddd",
+						"wwdQdddqssss?sugu",
 						&stbuf->size, &stbuf->type,
 						&stbuf->dev, &stbuf->qid,
 						&stbuf->mode, &stbuf->atime,
@@ -316,7 +317,7 @@ p9pdu_vreadf(struct p9_fcall *pdu, int proto_version, const char *fmt,
 				memset(stbuf, 0, sizeof(struct p9_stat_dotl));
 				errcode =
 				    p9pdu_readf(pdu, proto_version,
-					"qQdddqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq",
+					"qQdugqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq",
 					&stbuf->st_result_mask,
 					&stbuf->qid,
 					&stbuf->st_mode,
@@ -426,7 +427,7 @@ p9pdu_vwritef(struct p9_fcall *pdu, int proto_version, const char *fmt,
 				    va_arg(ap, const struct p9_wstat *);
 				errcode =
 				    p9pdu_writef(pdu, proto_version,
-						 "wwdQdddqssss?sddd",
+						 "wwdQdddqssss?sugu",
 						 stbuf->size, stbuf->type,
 						 stbuf->dev, &stbuf->qid,
 						 stbuf->mode, stbuf->atime,
@@ -504,7 +505,7 @@ p9pdu_vwritef(struct p9_fcall *pdu, int proto_version, const char *fmt,
 							struct p9_iattr_dotl *);
 
 				errcode = p9pdu_writef(pdu, proto_version,
-							"ddddqqqqq",
+							"ddugqqqqq",
 							p9attr->valid,
 							p9attr->mode,
 							p9attr->uid,