fs/file_table.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)

diff --git a/fs/file_table.c b/fs/file_table.c
index ee21b3da9d08..4fb87a0382d9 100644
--- a/fs/file_table.c
+++ b/fs/file_table.c
@@ -430,11 +430,33 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(flush_delayed_fput);
 
 static DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(delayed_fput_work, delayed_fput);
 
+/*
+ * Called for files that were never fully opened, and
+ * don't need the RCU-delayed freeing: they have never
+ * been accessed in any other context.
+ */
+static void fput_immediate(struct file *f)
+{
+	security_file_free(f);
+	put_cred(f->f_cred);
+	if (likely(!(f->f_mode & FMODE_NOACCOUNT)))
+		percpu_counter_dec(&nr_files);
+	if (unlikely(f->f_mode & FMODE_BACKING)) {
+		path_put(backing_file_real_path(f));
+		kfree(backing_file(f));
+	} else {
+		kmem_cache_free(filp_cachep, f);
+	}
+}
+
 void fput(struct file *file)
 {
 	if (atomic_long_dec_and_test(&file->f_count)) {
 		struct task_struct *task = current;
 
+		if (unlikely(!(file->f_mode & FMODE_OPENED)))
+			return fput_immediate(file);
+
 		if (likely(!in_interrupt() && !(task->flags & PF_KTHREAD))) {
 			init_task_work(&file->f_rcuhead, ____fput);
 			if (!task_work_add(task, &file->f_rcuhead, TWA_RESUME))