diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index 67b6d7e2313f..f9600828c2e0 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -2261,16 +2261,19 @@ static ssize_t timerslack_ns_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	if (!p)
 		return -ESRCH;
 
-	if (ptrace_may_access(p, PTRACE_MODE_ATTACH_FSCREDS)) {
-		task_lock(p);
-		if (slack_ns == 0)
-			p->timer_slack_ns = p->default_timer_slack_ns;
-		else
-			p->timer_slack_ns = slack_ns;
-		task_unlock(p);
-	} else
+	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_NICE)) {
 		count = -EPERM;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
+	task_lock(p);
+	if (slack_ns == 0)
+		p->timer_slack_ns = p->default_timer_slack_ns;
+	else
+		p->timer_slack_ns = slack_ns;
+	task_unlock(p);
+
+out:
 	put_task_struct(p);
 
 	return count;
@@ -2280,19 +2283,22 @@ static int timerslack_ns_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = m->private;
 	struct task_struct *p;
-	int err =  0;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	p = get_proc_task(inode);
 	if (!p)
 		return -ESRCH;
 
-	if (ptrace_may_access(p, PTRACE_MODE_ATTACH_FSCREDS)) {
-		task_lock(p);
-		seq_printf(m, "%llu\n", p->timer_slack_ns);
-		task_unlock(p);
-	} else
+	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_NICE)) {
 		err = -EPERM;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
+	task_lock(p);
+	seq_printf(m, "%llu\n", p->timer_slack_ns);
+	task_unlock(p);
+
+out:
 	put_task_struct(p);
 
 	return err;