diff --git a/fs/compat.c b/fs/compat.c
index 0781e619a62a..9f77486414bd 100644
--- a/fs/compat.c
+++ b/fs/compat.c
@@ -871,12 +871,12 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_old_readdir(unsigned int fd,
 {
 	int error;
 	struct file *file;
+	int fput_needed;
 	struct compat_readdir_callback buf;
 
-	error = -EBADF;
-	file = fget(fd);
+	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
 	if (!file)
-		goto out;
+		return -EBADF;
 
 	buf.result = 0;
 	buf.dirent = dirent;
@@ -885,8 +885,7 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_old_readdir(unsigned int fd,
 	if (buf.result)
 		error = buf.result;
 
-	fput(file);
-out:
+	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -953,16 +952,15 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_getdents(unsigned int fd,
 	struct file * file;
 	struct compat_linux_dirent __user * lastdirent;
 	struct compat_getdents_callback buf;
+	int fput_needed;
 	int error;
 
-	error = -EFAULT;
 	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, dirent, count))
-		goto out;
+		return -EFAULT;
 
-	error = -EBADF;
-	file = fget(fd);
+	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
 	if (!file)
-		goto out;
+		return -EBADF;
 
 	buf.current_dir = dirent;
 	buf.previous = NULL;
@@ -979,8 +977,7 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_getdents(unsigned int fd,
 		else
 			error = count - buf.count;
 	}
-	fput(file);
-out:
+	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -1041,16 +1038,15 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_getdents64(unsigned int fd,
 	struct file * file;
 	struct linux_dirent64 __user * lastdirent;
 	struct compat_getdents_callback64 buf;
+	int fput_needed;
 	int error;
 
-	error = -EFAULT;
 	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, dirent, count))
-		goto out;
+		return -EFAULT;
 
-	error = -EBADF;
-	file = fget(fd);
+	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
 	if (!file)
-		goto out;
+		return -EBADF;
 
 	buf.current_dir = dirent;
 	buf.previous = NULL;
@@ -1068,8 +1064,7 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_getdents64(unsigned int fd,
 		else
 			error = count - buf.count;
 	}
-	fput(file);
-out:
+	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
 	return error;
 }
 #endif /* ! __ARCH_OMIT_COMPAT_SYS_GETDENTS64 */
diff --git a/fs/readdir.c b/fs/readdir.c
index cc0a8227cddf..39e3370d79cf 100644
--- a/fs/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/readdir.c
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(old_readdir, unsigned int, fd,
 	int error;
 	struct file * file;
 	struct readdir_callback buf;
+	int fput_needed;
 
-	error = -EBADF;
-	file = fget(fd);
+	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
 	if (!file)
-		goto out;
+		return -EBADF;
 
 	buf.result = 0;
 	buf.dirent = dirent;
@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(old_readdir, unsigned int, fd,
 	if (buf.result)
 		error = buf.result;
 
-	fput(file);
-out:
+	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -195,16 +194,15 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(getdents, unsigned int, fd,
 	struct file * file;
 	struct linux_dirent __user * lastdirent;
 	struct getdents_callback buf;
+	int fput_needed;
 	int error;
 
-	error = -EFAULT;
 	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, dirent, count))
-		goto out;
+		return -EFAULT;
 
-	error = -EBADF;
-	file = fget(fd);
+	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
 	if (!file)
-		goto out;
+		return -EBADF;
 
 	buf.current_dir = dirent;
 	buf.previous = NULL;
@@ -221,8 +219,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(getdents, unsigned int, fd,
 		else
 			error = count - buf.count;
 	}
-	fput(file);
-out:
+	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -278,16 +275,15 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(getdents64, unsigned int, fd,
 	struct file * file;
 	struct linux_dirent64 __user * lastdirent;
 	struct getdents_callback64 buf;
+	int fput_needed;
 	int error;
 
-	error = -EFAULT;
 	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, dirent, count))
-		goto out;
+		return -EFAULT;
 
-	error = -EBADF;
-	file = fget(fd);
+	file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
 	if (!file)
-		goto out;
+		return -EBADF;
 
 	buf.current_dir = dirent;
 	buf.previous = NULL;
@@ -305,7 +301,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(getdents64, unsigned int, fd,
 		else
 			error = count - buf.count;
 	}
-	fput(file);
-out:
+	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
 	return error;
 }