diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c
index 4bc704e1b7c7..641bc87bdb96 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ static int virqfd_enable(struct vfio_pci_device *vdev,
 			 void (*thread)(struct vfio_pci_device *, void *),
 			 void *data, struct virqfd **pvirqfd, int fd)
 {
-	struct file *file = NULL;
-	struct eventfd_ctx *ctx = NULL;
+	struct fd irqfd;
+	struct eventfd_ctx *ctx;
 	struct virqfd *virqfd;
 	int ret = 0;
 	unsigned int events;
@@ -149,16 +149,16 @@ static int virqfd_enable(struct vfio_pci_device *vdev,
 	INIT_WORK(&virqfd->shutdown, virqfd_shutdown);
 	INIT_WORK(&virqfd->inject, virqfd_inject);
 
-	file = eventfd_fget(fd);
-	if (IS_ERR(file)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(file);
-		goto fail;
+	irqfd = fdget(fd);
+	if (!irqfd.file) {
+		ret = -EBADF;
+		goto err_fd;
 	}
 
-	ctx = eventfd_ctx_fileget(file);
+	ctx = eventfd_ctx_fileget(irqfd.file);
 	if (IS_ERR(ctx)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(ctx);
-		goto fail;
+		goto err_ctx;
 	}
 
 	virqfd->eventfd = ctx;
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static int virqfd_enable(struct vfio_pci_device *vdev,
 	if (*pvirqfd) {
 		spin_unlock_irq(&vdev->irqlock);
 		ret = -EBUSY;
-		goto fail;
+		goto err_busy;
 	}
 	*pvirqfd = virqfd;
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static int virqfd_enable(struct vfio_pci_device *vdev,
 	init_waitqueue_func_entry(&virqfd->wait, virqfd_wakeup);
 	init_poll_funcptr(&virqfd->pt, virqfd_ptable_queue_proc);
 
-	events = file->f_op->poll(file, &virqfd->pt);
+	events = irqfd.file->f_op->poll(irqfd.file, &virqfd->pt);
 
 	/*
 	 * Check if there was an event already pending on the eventfd
@@ -202,17 +202,14 @@ static int virqfd_enable(struct vfio_pci_device *vdev,
 	 * Do not drop the file until the irqfd is fully initialized,
 	 * otherwise we might race against the POLLHUP.
 	 */
-	fput(file);
+	fdput(irqfd);
 
 	return 0;
-
-fail:
-	if (ctx && !IS_ERR(ctx))
-		eventfd_ctx_put(ctx);
-
-	if (file && !IS_ERR(file))
-		fput(file);
-
+err_busy:
+	eventfd_ctx_put(ctx);
+err_ctx:
+	fdput(irqfd);
+err_fd:
 	kfree(virqfd);
 
 	return ret;