diff --git a/criu/namespaces.c b/criu/namespaces.c
index 7aa55e552..726cb7e63 100644
--- a/criu/namespaces.c
+++ b/criu/namespaces.c
@@ -1429,7 +1429,7 @@ struct unsc_msg {
 	char c[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(struct ucred)) + CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(int))];
 };
 
-static int usernsd_pid;
+int usernsd_pid;
 
 static inline void unsc_msg_init(struct unsc_msg *m, uns_call_t *c,
 		int *x, void *arg, size_t asize, int fd)
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ static int start_usernsd(void)
 	int sk[2];
 	int one = 1;
 
-	if (!(root_ns_mask & CLONE_NEWUSER))
+	if (!(root_ns_mask & (CLONE_NEWUSER|CLONE_NEWPID)))
 		return 0;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/criu/net.c b/criu/net.c
index 4ae9e9c36..0bb7d87c2 100644
--- a/criu/net.c
+++ b/criu/net.c
@@ -1336,7 +1336,7 @@ static int userns_restore_one_link(void *arg, int fd, pid_t pid)
 	struct newlink_req *req = arg;
 	int ns_fd = get_service_fd(NS_FD_OFF), rst = -1;
 
-	if (!(root_ns_mask & CLONE_NEWUSER)) {
+	if (ns_fd > 0) {
 		if (switch_ns_by_fd(ns_fd, &net_ns_desc, &rst))
 			return -1;
 	}