diff --git a/fs/file.c b/fs/file.c
index fea693acc065..eb1e2b7220ac 100644
--- a/fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/file.c
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ loop:
 			file = NULL;
 		else if (!get_file_rcu_many(file, refs))
 			goto loop;
-		else if (__fcheck_files(files, fd) != file) {
+		else if (files_lookup_fd_raw(files, fd) != file) {
 			fput_many(file, refs);
 			goto loop;
 		}
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ static unsigned long __fget_light(unsigned int fd, fmode_t mask)
 	struct file *file;
 
 	if (atomic_read(&files->count) == 1) {
-		file = __fcheck_files(files, fd);
+		file = files_lookup_fd_raw(files, fd);
 		if (!file || unlikely(file->f_mode & mask))
 			return 0;
 		return (unsigned long)file;
diff --git a/include/linux/fdtable.h b/include/linux/fdtable.h
index c0ca6fb3f0f9..10e75b4c30a4 100644
--- a/include/linux/fdtable.h
+++ b/include/linux/fdtable.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ struct dentry;
 /*
  * The caller must ensure that fd table isn't shared or hold rcu or file lock
  */
-static inline struct file *__fcheck_files(struct files_struct *files, unsigned int fd)
+static inline struct file *files_lookup_fd_raw(struct files_struct *files, unsigned int fd)
 {
 	struct fdtable *fdt = rcu_dereference_raw(files->fdt);
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static inline struct file *fcheck_files(struct files_struct *files, unsigned int
 	RCU_LOCKDEP_WARN(!rcu_read_lock_held() &&
 			   !lockdep_is_held(&files->file_lock),
 			   "suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage");
-	return __fcheck_files(files, fd);
+	return files_lookup_fd_raw(files, fd);
 }
 
 /*