diff --git a/fs/file.c b/fs/file.c
index d6ca500a1053..928ba7b8df1e 100644
--- a/fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/file.c
@@ -627,6 +627,7 @@ int __close_fd(struct files_struct *files, unsigned fd)
 	fdt = files_fdtable(files);
 	if (fd >= fdt->max_fds)
 		goto out_unlock;
+	fd = array_index_nospec(fd, fdt->max_fds);
 	file = fdt->fd[fd];
 	if (!file)
 		goto out_unlock;