diff --git a/fs/file.c b/fs/file.c
index 51f53a7dc221..e56059fa1b30 100644
--- a/fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/file.c
@@ -654,6 +654,7 @@ int __close_fd_get_file(unsigned int fd, struct file **res)
 	fdt = files_fdtable(files);
 	if (fd >= fdt->max_fds)
 		goto out_unlock;
+	fd = array_index_nospec(fd, fdt->max_fds);
 	file = fdt->fd[fd];
 	if (!file)
 		goto out_unlock;