diff --git a/fs/tracefs/inode.c b/fs/tracefs/inode.c
index 12b58e6713e8..e30b74228ef7 100644
--- a/fs/tracefs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/tracefs/inode.c
@@ -180,16 +180,39 @@ static void set_tracefs_inode_owner(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct tracefs_inode *ti = get_tracefs(inode);
 	struct inode *root_inode = ti->private;
+	kuid_t uid;
+	kgid_t gid;
+
+	uid = root_inode->i_uid;
+	gid = root_inode->i_gid;
+
+	/*
+	 * If the root is not the mount point, then check the root's
+	 * permissions. If it was never set, then default to the
+	 * mount point.
+	 */
+	if (root_inode != d_inode(root_inode->i_sb->s_root)) {
+		struct tracefs_inode *rti;
+
+		rti = get_tracefs(root_inode);
+		root_inode = d_inode(root_inode->i_sb->s_root);
+
+		if (!(rti->flags & TRACEFS_UID_PERM_SET))
+			uid = root_inode->i_uid;
+
+		if (!(rti->flags & TRACEFS_GID_PERM_SET))
+			gid = root_inode->i_gid;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * If this inode has never been referenced, then update
 	 * the permissions to the superblock.
 	 */
 	if (!(ti->flags & TRACEFS_UID_PERM_SET))
-		inode->i_uid = root_inode->i_uid;
+		inode->i_uid = uid;
 
 	if (!(ti->flags & TRACEFS_GID_PERM_SET))
-		inode->i_gid = root_inode->i_gid;
+		inode->i_gid = gid;
 }
 
 static int tracefs_permission(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,