2 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 5f77e76b4f97..122fadb972fc 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -466,11 +466,9 @@ void fastcall put_files_struct(struct files_struct *files)
                  * you can free files immediately.
                  */
                 fdt = files_fdtable(files);
-                if (fdt == &files->fdtab)
-                        fdt->free_files = files;
-                else
+                if (fdt != &files->fdtab)
                         kmem_cache_free(files_cachep, files);
-                free_fdtable(fdt);
+                call_rcu(&fdt->rcu, free_fdtable_rcu);
         }
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index aba595424f78..d16c566eb645 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -645,7 +645,6 @@ static struct files_struct *alloc_files(void)
         fdt->open_fds = (fd_set *)&newf->open_fds_init;
         fdt->fd = &newf->fd_array[0];
         INIT_RCU_HEAD(&fdt->rcu);
-        fdt->free_files = NULL;
         fdt->next = NULL;
         rcu_assign_pointer(newf->fdt, fdt);
 out: