diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index abbd4b3b96c2a2a1a75dde8b1640b0b286e7c344..f9ff04c8d084955420ed25ea2be616e33bd91606 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -11554,9 +11554,7 @@ void perf_event_delayed_put(struct task_struct *task)
 
 struct file *perf_event_get(unsigned int fd)
 {
-	struct file *file;
-
-	file = fget_raw(fd);
+	struct file *file = fget(fd);
 	if (!file)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EBADF);