diff --git a/fs/file.c b/fs/file.c
index 5fb0b146e79e..724f60e6cc4f 100644
--- a/fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/file.c
@@ -1134,6 +1134,8 @@ static unsigned long __fget_light(unsigned int fd, fmode_t mask)
 			return 0;
 		return (unsigned long)file;
 	} else {
+		if (!atomic_read_acquire(&files->count))
+			return 0;
 		file = __fget(fd, mask);
 		if (!file)
 			return 0;