diff --git a/fs/locks.c b/fs/locks.c
index dda83d6..efad7988 100644
--- a/fs/locks.c
+++ b/fs/locks.c
@@ -2230,7 +2230,12 @@
 
 	lock_kernel();
 	j = 0;
-	rcu_read_lock();
+
+	/*
+	 * We are not taking a ref to the file structures, so
+	 * we need to acquire ->file_lock.
+	 */
+	spin_lock(&files->file_lock);
 	fdt = files_fdtable(files);
 	for (;;) {
 		unsigned long set;
@@ -2248,7 +2253,7 @@
 			set >>= 1;
 		}
 	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
+	spin_unlock(&files->file_lock);
 	unlock_kernel();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(steal_locks);