diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
index c0424de9e7cd..86185021f75a 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(osf_getdirentries, unsigned int, fd,
 		long __user *, basep)
 {
 	int error;
-	struct fd arg = fdget_pos(fd);
+	CLASS(fd_pos, arg)(fd);
 	struct osf_dirent_callback buf = {
 		.ctx.actor = osf_filldir,
 		.dirent = dirent,
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(osf_getdirentries, unsigned int, fd,
 		.count = count
 	};
 
-	if (!fd_file(arg))
+	if (fd_empty(arg))
 		return -EBADF;
 
 	error = iterate_dir(fd_file(arg), &buf.ctx);
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(osf_getdirentries, unsigned int, fd,
 	if (count != buf.count)
 		error = count - buf.count;
 
-	fdput_pos(arg);
 	return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c
index 64dc24afdb3a..ef3ee3725714 100644
--- a/fs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/read_write.c
@@ -386,8 +386,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_llseek);
 static off_t ksys_lseek(unsigned int fd, off_t offset, unsigned int whence)
 {
 	off_t retval;
-	struct fd f = fdget_pos(fd);
-	if (!fd_file(f))
+	CLASS(fd_pos, f)(fd);
+	if (fd_empty(f))
 		return -EBADF;
 
 	retval = -EINVAL;
@@ -397,7 +397,6 @@ static off_t ksys_lseek(unsigned int fd, off_t offset, unsigned int whence)
 		if (res != (loff_t)retval)
 			retval = -EOVERFLOW;	/* LFS: should only happen on 32 bit platforms */
 	}
-	fdput_pos(f);
 	return retval;
 }
 
@@ -420,15 +419,14 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(llseek, unsigned int, fd, unsigned long, offset_high,
 		unsigned int, whence)
 {
 	int retval;
-	struct fd f = fdget_pos(fd);
+	CLASS(fd_pos, f)(fd);
 	loff_t offset;
 
-	if (!fd_file(f))
+	if (fd_empty(f))
 		return -EBADF;
 
-	retval = -EINVAL;
 	if (whence > SEEK_MAX)
-		goto out_putf;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	offset = vfs_llseek(fd_file(f), ((loff_t) offset_high << 32) | offset_low,
 			whence);
@@ -439,8 +437,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(llseek, unsigned int, fd, unsigned long, offset_high,
 		if (!copy_to_user(result, &offset, sizeof(offset)))
 			retval = 0;
 	}
-out_putf:
-	fdput_pos(f);
 	return retval;
 }
 #endif
@@ -700,10 +696,10 @@ static inline loff_t *file_ppos(struct file *file)
 
 ssize_t ksys_read(unsigned int fd, char __user *buf, size_t count)
 {
-	struct fd f = fdget_pos(fd);
+	CLASS(fd_pos, f)(fd);
 	ssize_t ret = -EBADF;
 
-	if (fd_file(f)) {
+	if (!fd_empty(f)) {
 		loff_t pos, *ppos = file_ppos(fd_file(f));
 		if (ppos) {
 			pos = *ppos;
@@ -712,7 +708,6 @@ ssize_t ksys_read(unsigned int fd, char __user *buf, size_t count)
 		ret = vfs_read(fd_file(f), buf, count, ppos);
 		if (ret >= 0 && ppos)
 			fd_file(f)->f_pos = pos;
-		fdput_pos(f);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -724,10 +719,10 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(read, unsigned int, fd, char __user *, buf, size_t, count)
 
 ssize_t ksys_write(unsigned int fd, const char __user *buf, size_t count)
 {
-	struct fd f = fdget_pos(fd);
+	CLASS(fd_pos, f)(fd);
 	ssize_t ret = -EBADF;
 
-	if (fd_file(f)) {
+	if (!fd_empty(f)) {
 		loff_t pos, *ppos = file_ppos(fd_file(f));
 		if (ppos) {
 			pos = *ppos;
@@ -736,7 +731,6 @@ ssize_t ksys_write(unsigned int fd, const char __user *buf, size_t count)
 		ret = vfs_write(fd_file(f), buf, count, ppos);
 		if (ret >= 0 && ppos)
 			fd_file(f)->f_pos = pos;
-		fdput_pos(f);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -1075,10 +1069,10 @@ static ssize_t vfs_writev(struct file *file, const struct iovec __user *vec,
 static ssize_t do_readv(unsigned long fd, const struct iovec __user *vec,
 			unsigned long vlen, rwf_t flags)
 {
-	struct fd f = fdget_pos(fd);
+	CLASS(fd_pos, f)(fd);
 	ssize_t ret = -EBADF;
 
-	if (fd_file(f)) {
+	if (!fd_empty(f)) {
 		loff_t pos, *ppos = file_ppos(fd_file(f));
 		if (ppos) {
 			pos = *ppos;
@@ -1087,7 +1081,6 @@ static ssize_t do_readv(unsigned long fd, const struct iovec __user *vec,
 		ret = vfs_readv(fd_file(f), vec, vlen, ppos, flags);
 		if (ret >= 0 && ppos)
 			fd_file(f)->f_pos = pos;
-		fdput_pos(f);
 	}
 
 	if (ret > 0)
@@ -1099,10 +1092,10 @@ static ssize_t do_readv(unsigned long fd, const struct iovec __user *vec,
 static ssize_t do_writev(unsigned long fd, const struct iovec __user *vec,
 			 unsigned long vlen, rwf_t flags)
 {
-	struct fd f = fdget_pos(fd);
+	CLASS(fd_pos, f)(fd);
 	ssize_t ret = -EBADF;
 
-	if (fd_file(f)) {
+	if (!fd_empty(f)) {
 		loff_t pos, *ppos = file_ppos(fd_file(f));
 		if (ppos) {
 			pos = *ppos;
@@ -1111,7 +1104,6 @@ static ssize_t do_writev(unsigned long fd, const struct iovec __user *vec,
 		ret = vfs_writev(fd_file(f), vec, vlen, ppos, flags);
 		if (ret >= 0 && ppos)
 			fd_file(f)->f_pos = pos;
-		fdput_pos(f);
 	}
 
 	if (ret > 0)
diff --git a/fs/readdir.c b/fs/readdir.c
index 6d29cab8576e..0038efda417b 100644
--- a/fs/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/readdir.c
@@ -219,20 +219,19 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(old_readdir, unsigned int, fd,
 		struct old_linux_dirent __user *, dirent, unsigned int, count)
 {
 	int error;
-	struct fd f = fdget_pos(fd);
+	CLASS(fd_pos, f)(fd);
 	struct readdir_callback buf = {
 		.ctx.actor = fillonedir,
 		.dirent = dirent
 	};
 
-	if (!fd_file(f))
+	if (fd_empty(f))
 		return -EBADF;
 
 	error = iterate_dir(fd_file(f), &buf.ctx);
 	if (buf.result)
 		error = buf.result;
 
-	fdput_pos(f);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -309,7 +308,7 @@ static bool filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(getdents, unsigned int, fd,
 		struct linux_dirent __user *, dirent, unsigned int, count)
 {
-	struct fd f;
+	CLASS(fd_pos, f)(fd);
 	struct getdents_callback buf = {
 		.ctx.actor = filldir,
 		.count = count,
@@ -317,8 +316,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(getdents, unsigned int, fd,
 	};
 	int error;
 
-	f = fdget_pos(fd);
-	if (!fd_file(f))
+	if (fd_empty(f))
 		return -EBADF;
 
 	error = iterate_dir(fd_file(f), &buf.ctx);
@@ -333,7 +331,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(getdents, unsigned int, fd,
 		else
 			error = count - buf.count;
 	}
-	fdput_pos(f);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -392,7 +389,7 @@ static bool filldir64(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(getdents64, unsigned int, fd,
 		struct linux_dirent64 __user *, dirent, unsigned int, count)
 {
-	struct fd f;
+	CLASS(fd_pos, f)(fd);
 	struct getdents_callback64 buf = {
 		.ctx.actor = filldir64,
 		.count = count,
@@ -400,8 +397,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(getdents64, unsigned int, fd,
 	};
 	int error;
 
-	f = fdget_pos(fd);
-	if (!fd_file(f))
+	if (fd_empty(f))
 		return -EBADF;
 
 	error = iterate_dir(fd_file(f), &buf.ctx);
@@ -417,7 +413,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(getdents64, unsigned int, fd,
 		else
 			error = count - buf.count;
 	}
-	fdput_pos(f);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -477,20 +472,19 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE3(old_readdir, unsigned int, fd,
 		struct compat_old_linux_dirent __user *, dirent, unsigned int, count)
 {
 	int error;
-	struct fd f = fdget_pos(fd);
+	CLASS(fd_pos, f)(fd);
 	struct compat_readdir_callback buf = {
 		.ctx.actor = compat_fillonedir,
 		.dirent = dirent
 	};
 
-	if (!fd_file(f))
+	if (fd_empty(f))
 		return -EBADF;
 
 	error = iterate_dir(fd_file(f), &buf.ctx);
 	if (buf.result)
 		error = buf.result;
 
-	fdput_pos(f);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -560,7 +554,7 @@ static bool compat_filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen
 COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE3(getdents, unsigned int, fd,
 		struct compat_linux_dirent __user *, dirent, unsigned int, count)
 {
-	struct fd f;
+	CLASS(fd_pos, f)(fd);
 	struct compat_getdents_callback buf = {
 		.ctx.actor = compat_filldir,
 		.current_dir = dirent,
@@ -568,8 +562,7 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE3(getdents, unsigned int, fd,
 	};
 	int error;
 
-	f = fdget_pos(fd);
-	if (!fd_file(f))
+	if (fd_empty(f))
 		return -EBADF;
 
 	error = iterate_dir(fd_file(f), &buf.ctx);
@@ -584,7 +577,6 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE3(getdents, unsigned int, fd,
 		else
 			error = count - buf.count;
 	}
-	fdput_pos(f);
 	return error;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/file.h b/include/linux/file.h
index b49a92295b3f..4b09a8de2fd5 100644
--- a/include/linux/file.h
+++ b/include/linux/file.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ static inline void fdput_pos(struct fd f)
 
 DEFINE_CLASS(fd, struct fd, fdput(_T), fdget(fd), int fd)
 DEFINE_CLASS(fd_raw, struct fd, fdput(_T), fdget_raw(fd), int fd)
+DEFINE_CLASS(fd_pos, struct fd, fdput_pos(_T), fdget_pos(fd), int fd)
 
 extern int f_dupfd(unsigned int from, struct file *file, unsigned flags);
 extern int replace_fd(unsigned fd, struct file *file, unsigned flags);