diff --git a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/fs.h b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/fs.h
--- a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@
 }
 
 struct linux_file * linux67_get_file_rcu(struct linux_file **f);
+struct linux_file * get_file_active(struct linux_file **f);
 #if defined(LINUXKPI_VERSION) && LINUXKPI_VERSION >= 60700
 #define	get_file_rcu(f)	linux67_get_file_rcu(f)
 #else
diff --git a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_compat.c b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_compat.c
--- a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_compat.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_compat.c
@@ -1121,6 +1121,20 @@
 	}
 }
 
+struct linux_file *
+get_file_active(struct linux_file **f)
+{
+	struct linux_file *file1;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	file1 = __get_file_rcu(f);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	if (IS_ERR(file1))
+		file1 = NULL;
+
+	return (file1);
+}
+
 static void
 linux_file_kqfilter_detach(struct knote *kn)
 {