diff --git a/fs/eventpoll.c b/fs/eventpoll.c
index f2609ff320b..9797ab271b6 100644
--- a/fs/eventpoll.c
+++ b/fs/eventpoll.c
@@ -1591,9 +1591,11 @@ static int ep_loop_check_proc(void *priv, void *cookie, int call_nests)
 			 * not already there, and calling reverse_path_check()
 			 * during ep_insert().
 			 */
-			if (list_empty(&epi->ffd.file->f_tfile_llink))
+			if (list_empty(&epi->ffd.file->f_tfile_llink)) {
+				get_file(epi->ffd.file);
 				list_add(&epi->ffd.file->f_tfile_llink,
 					 &tfile_check_list);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&ep->mtx);
@@ -1637,6 +1639,7 @@ static void clear_tfile_check_list(void)
 		file = list_first_entry(&tfile_check_list, struct file,
 					f_tfile_llink);
 		list_del_init(&file->f_tfile_llink);
+		fput(file);
 	}
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tfile_check_list);
 }
@@ -1773,8 +1776,10 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(epoll_ctl, int, epfd, int, op, int, fd,
 				clear_tfile_check_list();
 				goto error_tgt_fput;
 			}
-		} else
+		} else {
+			get_file(tfile);
 			list_add(&tfile->f_tfile_llink, &tfile_check_list);
+		}
 	}
 
 	mutex_lock_nested(&ep->mtx, 0);