diff --git a/fs/coda/psdev.c b/fs/coda/psdev.c
index c5234c21b539..55824cba3245 100644
--- a/fs/coda/psdev.c
+++ b/fs/coda/psdev.c
@@ -187,8 +187,11 @@ static ssize_t coda_psdev_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	if (req->uc_opcode == CODA_OPEN_BY_FD) {
 		struct coda_open_by_fd_out *outp =
 			(struct coda_open_by_fd_out *)req->uc_data;
-		if (!outp->oh.result)
+		if (!outp->oh.result) {
 			outp->fh = fget(outp->fd);
+			if (!outp->fh)
+				return -EBADF;
+		}
 	}
 
         wake_up(&req->uc_sleep);