diff --git a/kernel/pid.c b/kernel/pid.c
index ee58530d1aca..da5aea5f04fa 100644
--- a/kernel/pid.c
+++ b/kernel/pid.c
@@ -636,19 +636,8 @@ static int pidfd_getfd(struct pid *pid, int fd)
 	if (IS_ERR(file))
 		return PTR_ERR(file);
 
-	ret = security_file_receive(file);
-	if (ret) {
-		fput(file);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	ret = get_unused_fd_flags(O_CLOEXEC);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		fput(file);
-	} else {
-		__receive_sock(file);
-		fd_install(ret, file);
-	}
+	ret = receive_fd(file, O_CLOEXEC);
+	fput(file);
 
 	return ret;
 }