diff --git a/drivers/vfio/virqfd.c b/drivers/vfio/virqfd.c
index d22881245e89..aa2891f97508 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/virqfd.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/virqfd.c
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ int vfio_virqfd_enable(void *opaque,
 		       void (*thread)(void *, void *),
 		       void *data, struct virqfd **pvirqfd, int fd)
 {
-	struct fd irqfd;
 	struct eventfd_ctx *ctx;
 	struct virqfd *virqfd;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -133,8 +132,8 @@ int vfio_virqfd_enable(void *opaque,
 	INIT_WORK(&virqfd->inject, virqfd_inject);
 	INIT_WORK(&virqfd->flush_inject, virqfd_flush_inject);
 
-	irqfd = fdget(fd);
-	if (!fd_file(irqfd)) {
+	CLASS(fd, irqfd)(fd);
+	if (fd_empty(irqfd)) {
 		ret = -EBADF;
 		goto err_fd;
 	}
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ int vfio_virqfd_enable(void *opaque,
 	ctx = eventfd_ctx_fileget(fd_file(irqfd));
 	if (IS_ERR(ctx)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(ctx);
-		goto err_ctx;
+		goto err_fd;
 	}
 
 	virqfd->eventfd = ctx;
@@ -181,18 +180,9 @@ int vfio_virqfd_enable(void *opaque,
 		if ((!handler || handler(opaque, data)) && thread)
 			schedule_work(&virqfd->inject);
 	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Do not drop the file until the irqfd is fully initialized,
-	 * otherwise we might race against the EPOLLHUP.
-	 */
-	fdput(irqfd);
-
 	return 0;
 err_busy:
 	eventfd_ctx_put(ctx);
-err_ctx:
-	fdput(irqfd);
 err_fd:
 	kfree(virqfd);
 
diff --git a/drivers/virt/acrn/irqfd.c b/drivers/virt/acrn/irqfd.c
index 9994d818bb7e..b7da24ca1475 100644
--- a/drivers/virt/acrn/irqfd.c
+++ b/drivers/virt/acrn/irqfd.c
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ static int acrn_irqfd_assign(struct acrn_vm *vm, struct acrn_irqfd *args)
 	struct eventfd_ctx *eventfd = NULL;
 	struct hsm_irqfd *irqfd, *tmp;
 	__poll_t events;
-	struct fd f;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	irqfd = kzalloc(sizeof(*irqfd), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -124,8 +123,8 @@ static int acrn_irqfd_assign(struct acrn_vm *vm, struct acrn_irqfd *args)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&irqfd->list);
 	INIT_WORK(&irqfd->shutdown, hsm_irqfd_shutdown_work);
 
-	f = fdget(args->fd);
-	if (!fd_file(f)) {
+	CLASS(fd, f)(args->fd);
+	if (fd_empty(f)) {
 		ret = -EBADF;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@ static int acrn_irqfd_assign(struct acrn_vm *vm, struct acrn_irqfd *args)
 	eventfd = eventfd_ctx_fileget(fd_file(f));
 	if (IS_ERR(eventfd)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(eventfd);
-		goto fail;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	irqfd->eventfd = eventfd;
@@ -162,13 +161,9 @@ static int acrn_irqfd_assign(struct acrn_vm *vm, struct acrn_irqfd *args)
 	if (events & EPOLLIN)
 		acrn_irqfd_inject(irqfd);
 
-	fdput(f);
 	return 0;
 fail:
-	if (eventfd && !IS_ERR(eventfd))
-		eventfd_ctx_put(eventfd);
-
-	fdput(f);
+	eventfd_ctx_put(eventfd);
 out:
 	kfree(irqfd);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/xen/privcmd.c b/drivers/xen/privcmd.c
index 79070494070d..0ca532614343 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/privcmd.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/privcmd.c
@@ -967,10 +967,11 @@ static int privcmd_irqfd_assign(struct privcmd_irqfd *irqfd)
 	struct privcmd_kernel_irqfd *kirqfd, *tmp;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	__poll_t events;
-	struct fd f;
 	void *dm_op;
 	int ret, idx;
 
+	CLASS(fd, f)(irqfd->fd);
+
 	kirqfd = kzalloc(sizeof(*kirqfd) + irqfd->size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!kirqfd)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -986,8 +987,7 @@ static int privcmd_irqfd_assign(struct privcmd_irqfd *irqfd)
 	kirqfd->dom = irqfd->dom;
 	INIT_WORK(&kirqfd->shutdown, irqfd_shutdown);
 
-	f = fdget(irqfd->fd);
-	if (!fd_file(f)) {
+	if (fd_empty(f)) {
 		ret = -EBADF;
 		goto error_kfree;
 	}
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ static int privcmd_irqfd_assign(struct privcmd_irqfd *irqfd)
 	kirqfd->eventfd = eventfd_ctx_fileget(fd_file(f));
 	if (IS_ERR(kirqfd->eventfd)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(kirqfd->eventfd);
-		goto error_fd_put;
+		goto error_kfree;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -1028,20 +1028,11 @@ static int privcmd_irqfd_assign(struct privcmd_irqfd *irqfd)
 		irqfd_inject(kirqfd);
 
 	srcu_read_unlock(&irqfds_srcu, idx);
-
-	/*
-	 * Do not drop the file until the kirqfd is fully initialized, otherwise
-	 * we might race against the EPOLLHUP.
-	 */
-	fdput(f);
 	return 0;
 
 error_eventfd:
 	eventfd_ctx_put(kirqfd->eventfd);
 
-error_fd_put:
-	fdput(f);
-
 error_kfree:
 	kfree(kirqfd);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/virt/kvm/eventfd.c b/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
index 6b390b622b72..249ba5b72e9b 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
@@ -304,7 +304,6 @@ static int
 kvm_irqfd_assign(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_irqfd *args)
 {
 	struct kvm_kernel_irqfd *irqfd, *tmp;
-	struct fd f;
 	struct eventfd_ctx *eventfd = NULL, *resamplefd = NULL;
 	int ret;
 	__poll_t events;
@@ -327,8 +326,8 @@ kvm_irqfd_assign(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_irqfd *args)
 	INIT_WORK(&irqfd->shutdown, irqfd_shutdown);
 	seqcount_spinlock_init(&irqfd->irq_entry_sc, &kvm->irqfds.lock);
 
-	f = fdget(args->fd);
-	if (!fd_file(f)) {
+	CLASS(fd, f)(args->fd);
+	if (fd_empty(f)) {
 		ret = -EBADF;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -336,7 +335,7 @@ kvm_irqfd_assign(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_irqfd *args)
 	eventfd = eventfd_ctx_fileget(fd_file(f));
 	if (IS_ERR(eventfd)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(eventfd);
-		goto fail;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	irqfd->eventfd = eventfd;
@@ -440,12 +439,6 @@ kvm_irqfd_assign(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_irqfd *args)
 #endif
 
 	srcu_read_unlock(&kvm->irq_srcu, idx);
-
-	/*
-	 * do not drop the file until the irqfd is fully initialized, otherwise
-	 * we might race against the EPOLLHUP
-	 */
-	fdput(f);
 	return 0;
 
 fail:
@@ -458,8 +451,6 @@ fail:
 	if (eventfd && !IS_ERR(eventfd))
 		eventfd_ctx_put(eventfd);
 
-	fdput(f);
-
 out:
 	kfree(irqfd);
 	return ret;