diff --git a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/file.h b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/file.h
--- a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/file.h
+++ b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/file.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@
 	return (struct fd){f};
 }
 
+#define	fd_file(fd)	((fd).linux_file)
+
 #define	file		linux_file
 #define	fget(...)	linux_fget(__VA_ARGS__)