1 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/fs/fcntl.c b/fs/fcntl.c
index dc4a7007f4e7..03c789560fb8 100644
--- a/fs/fcntl.c
+++ b/fs/fcntl.c
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ repeat:
          * orig_start..fdt->next_fd
          */
         start = orig_start;
-        if (start < fdt->next_fd)
-                start = fdt->next_fd;
+        if (start < files->next_fd)
+                start = files->next_fd;
 
         newfd = start;
         if (start < fdt->max_fdset) {
@@ -102,9 +102,8 @@ repeat:
          * we reacquire the fdtable pointer and use it while holding
          * the lock, no one can free it during that time.
          */
-        fdt = files_fdtable(files);
-        if (start <= fdt->next_fd)
-                fdt->next_fd = newfd + 1;
+        if (start <= files->next_fd)
+                files->next_fd = newfd + 1;
 
         error = newfd;