diff --git a/include/linux/fdtable.h b/include/linux/fdtable.h
index 144412ffaced..013dc529e95f 100644
--- a/include/linux/fdtable.h
+++ b/include/linux/fdtable.h
@@ -57,11 +57,14 @@ struct files_struct {
 	struct file * fd_array[NR_OPEN_DEFAULT];
 };
 
-#define files_fdtable(files) \
-	(rcu_dereference_check((files)->fdt, \
+#define rcu_dereference_check_fdtable(files, fdtfd) \
+	(rcu_dereference_check((fdtfd), \
 			       rcu_read_lock_held() || \
 			       lockdep_is_held(&(files)->file_lock) || \
-			       atomic_read(&files->count) == 1))
+			       atomic_read(&(files)->count) == 1))
+
+#define files_fdtable(files) \
+		(rcu_dereference_check_fdtable((files), (files)->fdt))
 
 struct file_operations;
 struct vfsmount;
@@ -82,7 +85,7 @@ static inline struct file * fcheck_files(struct files_struct *files, unsigned in
 	struct fdtable *fdt = files_fdtable(files);
 
 	if (fd < fdt->max_fds)
-		file = rcu_dereference_check(fdt->fd[fd], rcu_read_lock_held() || lockdep_is_held(&files->file_lock) || atomic_read(&files->count) == 1);
+		file = rcu_dereference_check_fdtable(files, fdt->fd[fd]);
 	return file;
 }