diff --git a/fs/eventpoll.c b/fs/eventpoll.c
index e76d0c3..eaae764 100644
--- a/fs/eventpoll.c
+++ b/fs/eventpoll.c
@@ -1749,9 +1749,11 @@
 			 * not already there, and calling reverse_path_check()
 			 * during ep_insert().
 			 */
-			if (list_empty(&epi->ffd.file->f_tfile_llink))
+			if (list_empty(&epi->ffd.file->f_tfile_llink)) {
+				get_file(epi->ffd.file);
 				list_add(&epi->ffd.file->f_tfile_llink,
 					 &tfile_check_list);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&ep->mtx);
@@ -1795,6 +1797,7 @@
 		file = list_first_entry(&tfile_check_list, struct file,
 					f_tfile_llink);
 		list_del_init(&file->f_tfile_llink);
+		fput(file);
 	}
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tfile_check_list);
 }
@@ -1949,9 +1952,11 @@
 					clear_tfile_check_list();
 					goto error_tgt_fput;
 				}
-			} else
+			} else {
+				get_file(tf.file);
 				list_add(&tf.file->f_tfile_llink,
 							&tfile_check_list);
+			}
 			mutex_lock_nested(&ep->mtx, 0);
 			if (is_file_epoll(tf.file)) {
 				tep = tf.file->private_data;