diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/file.c b/fs/overlayfs/file.c
index c711fa5d802f..a0ab981b13d9 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/file.c
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ static struct fderr ovl_real_fdget(const struct file *file)
 	return ovl_real_fdget_meta(file, false);
 }
 
+DEFINE_CLASS(fd_real, struct fderr, fdput(_T), ovl_real_fdget(file), struct file *file)
+
 static int ovl_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry = file_dentry(file);
@@ -173,7 +175,6 @@ static int ovl_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 static loff_t ovl_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int whence)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
-	struct fderr real;
 	const struct cred *old_cred;
 	loff_t ret;
 
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ static loff_t ovl_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int whence)
 			return vfs_setpos(file, 0, 0);
 	}
 
-	real = ovl_real_fdget(file);
+	CLASS(fd_real, real)(file);
 	if (fd_empty(real))
 		return fd_err(real);
 
@@ -210,8 +211,6 @@ static loff_t ovl_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int whence)
 	file->f_pos = fd_file(real)->f_pos;
 	ovl_inode_unlock(inode);
 
-	fdput(real);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -252,8 +251,6 @@ static void ovl_file_accessed(struct file *file)
 static ssize_t ovl_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
-	struct fderr real;
-	ssize_t ret;
 	struct backing_file_ctx ctx = {
 		.cred = ovl_creds(file_inode(file)->i_sb),
 		.user_file = file,
@@ -263,22 +260,18 @@ static ssize_t ovl_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 	if (!iov_iter_count(iter))
 		return 0;
 
-	real = ovl_real_fdget(file);
+	CLASS(fd_real, real)(file);
 	if (fd_empty(real))
 		return fd_err(real);
 
-	ret = backing_file_read_iter(fd_file(real), iter, iocb, iocb->ki_flags,
-				     &ctx);
-	fdput(real);
-
-	return ret;
+	return backing_file_read_iter(fd_file(real), iter, iocb, iocb->ki_flags,
+				      &ctx);
 }
 
 static ssize_t ovl_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
-	struct fderr real;
 	ssize_t ret;
 	int ifl = iocb->ki_flags;
 	struct backing_file_ctx ctx = {
@@ -294,7 +287,9 @@ static ssize_t ovl_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 	/* Update mode */
 	ovl_copyattr(inode);
 
-	real = ovl_real_fdget(file);
+	{
+
+	CLASS(fd_real, real)(file);
 	if (fd_empty(real)) {
 		ret = fd_err(real);
 		goto out_unlock;
@@ -309,7 +304,8 @@ static ssize_t ovl_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 	 */
 	ifl &= ~IOCB_DIO_CALLER_COMP;
 	ret = backing_file_write_iter(fd_file(real), iter, iocb, ifl, &ctx);
-	fdput(real);
+
+	}
 
 out_unlock:
 	inode_unlock(inode);
@@ -321,22 +317,18 @@ static ssize_t ovl_splice_read(struct file *in, loff_t *ppos,
 			       struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, size_t len,
 			       unsigned int flags)
 {
-	struct fderr real;
-	ssize_t ret;
+	CLASS(fd_real, real)(in);
 	struct backing_file_ctx ctx = {
 		.cred = ovl_creds(file_inode(in)->i_sb),
 		.user_file = in,
 		.accessed = ovl_file_accessed,
 	};
 
-	real = ovl_real_fdget(in);
 	if (fd_empty(real))
 		return fd_err(real);
 
-	ret = backing_file_splice_read(fd_file(real), ppos, pipe, len, flags, &ctx);
-	fdput(real);
-
-	return ret;
+	return backing_file_splice_read(fd_file(real), ppos, pipe, len, flags,
+					&ctx);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -350,7 +342,6 @@ static ssize_t ovl_splice_read(struct file *in, loff_t *ppos,
 static ssize_t ovl_splice_write(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, struct file *out,
 				loff_t *ppos, size_t len, unsigned int flags)
 {
-	struct fderr real;
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(out);
 	ssize_t ret;
 	struct backing_file_ctx ctx = {
@@ -363,15 +354,17 @@ static ssize_t ovl_splice_write(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, struct file *out,
 	/* Update mode */
 	ovl_copyattr(inode);
 
-	real = ovl_real_fdget(out);
+	{
+
+	CLASS(fd_real, real)(out);
 	if (fd_empty(real)) {
 		ret = fd_err(real);
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
 	ret = backing_file_splice_write(pipe, fd_file(real), ppos, len, flags, &ctx);
-	fdput(real);
 
+	}
 out_unlock:
 	inode_unlock(inode);
 
@@ -419,7 +412,6 @@ static int ovl_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 static long ovl_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset, loff_t len)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
-	struct fderr real;
 	const struct cred *old_cred;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -429,7 +421,9 @@ static long ovl_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset, loff_t len
 	ret = file_remove_privs(file);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_unlock;
-	real = ovl_real_fdget(file);
+	{
+
+	CLASS(fd_real, real)(file);
 	if (fd_empty(real)) {
 		ret = fd_err(real);
 		goto out_unlock;
@@ -442,8 +436,7 @@ static long ovl_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset, loff_t len
 	/* Update size */
 	ovl_file_modified(file);
 
-	fdput(real);
-
+	}
 out_unlock:
 	inode_unlock(inode);
 
@@ -452,11 +445,10 @@ static long ovl_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset, loff_t len
 
 static int ovl_fadvise(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t len, int advice)
 {
-	struct fderr real;
+	CLASS(fd_real, real)(file);
 	const struct cred *old_cred;
 	int ret;
 
-	real = ovl_real_fdget(file);
 	if (fd_empty(real))
 		return fd_err(real);
 
@@ -464,8 +456,6 @@ static int ovl_fadvise(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t len, int advice)
 	ret = vfs_fadvise(fd_file(real), offset, len, advice);
 	revert_creds(old_cred);
 
-	fdput(real);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -480,7 +470,6 @@ static loff_t ovl_copyfile(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
 			    loff_t len, unsigned int flags, enum ovl_copyop op)
 {
 	struct inode *inode_out = file_inode(file_out);
-	struct fderr real_in, real_out;
 	const struct cred *old_cred;
 	loff_t ret;
 
@@ -493,15 +482,16 @@ static loff_t ovl_copyfile(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
 			goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	real_out = ovl_real_fdget(file_out);
+	{
+
+	CLASS(fd_real, real_out)(file_out);
 	if (fd_empty(real_out)) {
 		ret = fd_err(real_out);
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	real_in = ovl_real_fdget(file_in);
+	CLASS(fd_real, real_in)(file_in);
 	if (fd_empty(real_in)) {
-		fdput(real_out);
 		ret = fd_err(real_in);
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
@@ -529,8 +519,7 @@ static loff_t ovl_copyfile(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
 	/* Update size */
 	ovl_file_modified(file_out);
 
-	fdput(real_in);
-	fdput(real_out);
+	}
 
 out_unlock:
 	inode_unlock(inode_out);
@@ -575,11 +564,10 @@ static loff_t ovl_remap_file_range(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
 
 static int ovl_flush(struct file *file, fl_owner_t id)
 {
-	struct fderr real;
+	CLASS(fd_real, real)(file);
 	const struct cred *old_cred;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	real = ovl_real_fdget(file);
 	if (fd_empty(real))
 		return fd_err(real);
 
@@ -588,8 +576,6 @@ static int ovl_flush(struct file *file, fl_owner_t id)
 		err = fd_file(real)->f_op->flush(fd_file(real), id);
 		revert_creds(old_cred);
 	}
-	fdput(real);
-
 	return err;
 }
 
