diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
index e5d528e0c46e..6fccb69c03e7 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ core_pattern is used to specify a core dumpfile pattern name.
 	%P	global pid (init PID namespace)
 	%i	tid
 	%I	global tid (init PID namespace)
-	%u	uid
-	%g	gid
+	%u	uid (in initial user namespace)
+	%g	gid (in initial user namespace)
 	%d	dump mode, matches PR_SET_DUMPABLE and
 		/proc/sys/fs/suid_dumpable
 	%s	signal number
diff --git a/fs/coredump.c b/fs/coredump.c
index bbbe139ab280..833a57bc856c 100644
--- a/fs/coredump.c
+++ b/fs/coredump.c
@@ -209,11 +209,15 @@ static int format_corename(struct core_name *cn, struct coredump_params *cprm)
 				break;
 			/* uid */
 			case 'u':
-				err = cn_printf(cn, "%d", cred->uid);
+				err = cn_printf(cn, "%u",
+						from_kuid(&init_user_ns,
+							  cred->uid));
 				break;
 			/* gid */
 			case 'g':
-				err = cn_printf(cn, "%d", cred->gid);
+				err = cn_printf(cn, "%u",
+						from_kgid(&init_user_ns,
+							  cred->gid));
 				break;
 			case 'd':
 				err = cn_printf(cn, "%d",