diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index d0d97fe04542..99837647c49a 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -3357,7 +3357,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(pidfd_send_signal, int, pidfd, int, sig,
 	if (flags)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	f = fdget_raw(pidfd);
+	f = fdget(pidfd);
 	if (!f.file)
 		return -EBADF;