diff --git a/fs/file.c b/fs/file.c
index f3a4bac2cbe9..d8ccb95a7f41 100644
--- a/fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/file.c
@@ -1068,8 +1068,6 @@ int replace_fd(unsigned fd, struct file *file, unsigned flags)
 
 /**
  * __receive_fd() - Install received file into file descriptor table
- *
- * @fd: fd to install into (if negative, a new fd will be allocated)
  * @file: struct file that was received from another process
  * @ufd: __user pointer to write new fd number to
  * @o_flags: the O_* flags to apply to the new fd entry
@@ -1083,7 +1081,7 @@ int replace_fd(unsigned fd, struct file *file, unsigned flags)
  *
  * Returns newly install fd or -ve on error.
  */
-int __receive_fd(int fd, struct file *file, int __user *ufd, unsigned int o_flags)
+int __receive_fd(struct file *file, int __user *ufd, unsigned int o_flags)
 {
 	int new_fd;
 	int error;
@@ -1092,32 +1090,33 @@ int __receive_fd(int fd, struct file *file, int __user *ufd, unsigned int o_flag
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	if (fd < 0) {
-		new_fd = get_unused_fd_flags(o_flags);
-		if (new_fd < 0)
-			return new_fd;
-	} else {
-		new_fd = fd;
-	}
+	new_fd = get_unused_fd_flags(o_flags);
+	if (new_fd < 0)
+		return new_fd;
 
 	if (ufd) {
 		error = put_user(new_fd, ufd);
 		if (error) {
-			if (fd < 0)
-				put_unused_fd(new_fd);
+			put_unused_fd(new_fd);
 			return error;
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (fd < 0) {
-		fd_install(new_fd, get_file(file));
-	} else {
-		error = replace_fd(new_fd, file, o_flags);
-		if (error)
-			return error;
-	}
+	fd_install(new_fd, get_file(file));
+	__receive_sock(file);
+	return new_fd;
+}
 
-	/* Bump the sock usage counts, if any. */
+int receive_fd_replace(int new_fd, struct file *file, unsigned int o_flags)
+{
+	int error;
+
+	error = security_file_receive(file);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+	error = replace_fd(new_fd, file, o_flags);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
 	__receive_sock(file);
 	return new_fd;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/file.h b/include/linux/file.h
index 225982792fa2..2de2e4613d7b 100644
--- a/include/linux/file.h
+++ b/include/linux/file.h
@@ -92,23 +92,20 @@ extern void put_unused_fd(unsigned int fd);
 
 extern void fd_install(unsigned int fd, struct file *file);
 
-extern int __receive_fd(int fd, struct file *file, int __user *ufd,
+extern int __receive_fd(struct file *file, int __user *ufd,
 			unsigned int o_flags);
 static inline int receive_fd_user(struct file *file, int __user *ufd,
 				  unsigned int o_flags)
 {
 	if (ufd == NULL)
 		return -EFAULT;
-	return __receive_fd(-1, file, ufd, o_flags);
+	return __receive_fd(file, ufd, o_flags);
 }
 static inline int receive_fd(struct file *file, unsigned int o_flags)
 {
-	return __receive_fd(-1, file, NULL, o_flags);
-}
-static inline int receive_fd_replace(int fd, struct file *file, unsigned int o_flags)
-{
-	return __receive_fd(fd, file, NULL, o_flags);
+	return __receive_fd(file, NULL, o_flags);
 }
+int receive_fd_replace(int new_fd, struct file *file, unsigned int o_flags);
 
 extern void flush_delayed_fput(void);
 extern void __fput_sync(struct file *);
diff --git a/kernel/seccomp.c b/kernel/seccomp.c
index 1d60fc2c9987..4fe19cecaa94 100644
--- a/kernel/seccomp.c
+++ b/kernel/seccomp.c
@@ -119,8 +119,11 @@ struct seccomp_kaddfd {
 	int fd;
 	unsigned int flags;
 
-	/* To only be set on reply */
-	int ret;
+	union {
+		bool setfd;
+		/* To only be set on reply */
+		int ret;
+	};
 	struct completion completion;
 	struct list_head list;
 };
@@ -1069,7 +1072,11 @@ static void seccomp_handle_addfd(struct seccomp_kaddfd *addfd)
 	 * that it has been handled.
 	 */
 	list_del_init(&addfd->list);
-	addfd->ret = receive_fd_replace(addfd->fd, addfd->file, addfd->flags);
+	if (!addfd->setfd)
+		addfd->ret = receive_fd(addfd->file, addfd->flags);
+	else
+		addfd->ret = receive_fd_replace(addfd->fd, addfd->file,
+						addfd->flags);
 	complete(&addfd->completion);
 }
 
@@ -1583,8 +1590,8 @@ static long seccomp_notify_addfd(struct seccomp_filter *filter,
 		return -EBADF;
 
 	kaddfd.flags = addfd.newfd_flags;
-	kaddfd.fd = (addfd.flags & SECCOMP_ADDFD_FLAG_SETFD) ?
-		    addfd.newfd : -1;
+	kaddfd.setfd = addfd.flags & SECCOMP_ADDFD_FLAG_SETFD;
+	kaddfd.fd = addfd.newfd;
 	init_completion(&kaddfd.completion);
 
 	ret = mutex_lock_interruptible(&filter->notify_lock);