diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index 9213c15d8a8d..484b300f3e02 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -570,14 +570,19 @@ static int chmod_common(const struct path *path, umode_t mode)
 	return error;
 }
 
+int vfs_fchmod(struct file *file, umode_t mode)
+{
+	audit_file(file);
+	return chmod_common(&file->f_path, mode);
+}
+
 int ksys_fchmod(unsigned int fd, umode_t mode)
 {
 	struct fd f = fdget(fd);
 	int err = -EBADF;
 
 	if (f.file) {
-		audit_file(f.file);
-		err = chmod_common(&f.file->f_path, mode);
+		err = vfs_fchmod(f.file, mode);
 		fdput(f);
 	}
 	return err;
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 03de5c713456..5e122cb506d6 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1731,6 +1731,7 @@ int vfs_mkobj(struct dentry *, umode_t,
 		void *);
 
 int vfs_fchown(struct file *file, uid_t user, gid_t group);
+int vfs_fchmod(struct file *file, umode_t mode);
 
 extern long vfs_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);