diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
index 9fee37e..32ca1b9 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
@@ -981,27 +981,18 @@
 osf_select(int n, fd_set __user *inp, fd_set __user *outp, fd_set __user *exp,
 	   struct timeval32 __user *tvp)
 {
-	fd_set_bits fds;
-	char *bits;
-	size_t size;
-	long timeout;
-	int ret = -EINVAL;
-	struct fdtable *fdt;
-	int max_fds;
-
-	timeout = MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT;
+	s64 timeout = MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT;
 	if (tvp) {
 		time_t sec, usec;
 
 		if (!access_ok(VERIFY_READ, tvp, sizeof(*tvp))
 		    || __get_user(sec, &tvp->tv_sec)
 		    || __get_user(usec, &tvp->tv_usec)) {
-		    	ret = -EFAULT;
-			goto out_nofds;
+		    	return -EFAULT;
 		}
 
 		if (sec < 0 || usec < 0)
-			goto out_nofds;
+			return -EINVAL;
 
 		if ((unsigned long) sec < MAX_SELECT_SECONDS) {
 			timeout = (usec + 1000000/HZ - 1) / (1000000/HZ);
@@ -1009,60 +1000,8 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	fdt = files_fdtable(current->files);
-	max_fds = fdt->max_fds;
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-	if (n < 0 || n > max_fds)
-		goto out_nofds;
-
-	/*
-	 * We need 6 bitmaps (in/out/ex for both incoming and outgoing),
-	 * since we used fdset we need to allocate memory in units of
-	 * long-words. 
-	 */
-	ret = -ENOMEM;
-	size = FDS_BYTES(n);
-	bits = kmalloc(6 * size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!bits)
-		goto out_nofds;
-	fds.in      = (unsigned long *)  bits;
-	fds.out     = (unsigned long *) (bits +   size);
-	fds.ex      = (unsigned long *) (bits + 2*size);
-	fds.res_in  = (unsigned long *) (bits + 3*size);
-	fds.res_out = (unsigned long *) (bits + 4*size);
-	fds.res_ex  = (unsigned long *) (bits + 5*size);
-
-	if ((ret = get_fd_set(n, inp->fds_bits, fds.in)) ||
-	    (ret = get_fd_set(n, outp->fds_bits, fds.out)) ||
-	    (ret = get_fd_set(n, exp->fds_bits, fds.ex)))
-		goto out;
-	zero_fd_set(n, fds.res_in);
-	zero_fd_set(n, fds.res_out);
-	zero_fd_set(n, fds.res_ex);
-
-	ret = do_select(n, &fds, &timeout);
-
 	/* OSF does not copy back the remaining time.  */
-
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out;
-	if (!ret) {
-		ret = -ERESTARTNOHAND;
-		if (signal_pending(current))
-			goto out;
-		ret = 0;
-	}
-
-	if (set_fd_set(n, inp->fds_bits, fds.res_in) ||
-	    set_fd_set(n, outp->fds_bits, fds.res_out) ||
-	    set_fd_set(n, exp->fds_bits, fds.res_ex))
-		ret = -EFAULT;
-
- out:
-	kfree(bits);
- out_nofds:
-	return ret;
+	return core_sys_select(n, inp, outp, exp, &timeout);
 }
 
 struct rusage32 {
diff --git a/fs/select.c b/fs/select.c
index 2c29214..80d7038 100644
--- a/fs/select.c
+++ b/fs/select.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
 #define MAX_SELECT_SECONDS \
 	((unsigned long) (MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT / HZ)-1)
 
-static int core_sys_select(int n, fd_set __user *inp, fd_set __user *outp,
+int core_sys_select(int n, fd_set __user *inp, fd_set __user *outp,
 			   fd_set __user *exp, s64 *timeout)
 {
 	fd_set_bits fds;
diff --git a/include/linux/poll.h b/include/linux/poll.h
index 16d813b..ef45382 100644
--- a/include/linux/poll.h
+++ b/include/linux/poll.h
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@
 extern int do_select(int n, fd_set_bits *fds, s64 *timeout);
 extern int do_sys_poll(struct pollfd __user * ufds, unsigned int nfds,
 		       s64 *timeout);
+extern int core_sys_select(int n, fd_set __user *inp, fd_set __user *outp,
+			   fd_set __user *exp, s64 *timeout);
 
 #endif /* KERNEL */