diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lease.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lease.c
index 50c73c0a20b9..d638c0fb3418 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lease.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lease.c
@@ -553,24 +553,13 @@ int drm_mode_create_lease_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 	/* Clone the lessor file to create a new file for us */
 	DRM_DEBUG_LEASE("Allocating lease file\n");
-	path_get(&lessor_file->f_path);
-	lessee_file = alloc_file(&lessor_file->f_path,
-				 lessor_file->f_mode,
-				 fops_get(lessor_file->f_inode->i_fop));
-
+	lessee_file = filp_clone_open(lessor_file);
 	if (IS_ERR(lessee_file)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(lessee_file);
 		goto out_lessee;
 	}
 
-	/* Initialize the new file for DRM */
-	DRM_DEBUG_LEASE("Initializing the file with %p\n", lessee_file->f_op->open);
-	ret = lessee_file->f_op->open(lessee_file->f_inode, lessee_file);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out_lessee_file;
-
 	lessee_priv = lessee_file->private_data;
-
 	/* Change the file to a master one */
 	drm_master_put(&lessee_priv->master);
 	lessee_priv->master = lessee;
@@ -588,9 +577,6 @@ int drm_mode_create_lease_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 	DRM_DEBUG_LEASE("drm_mode_create_lease_ioctl succeeded\n");
 	return 0;
 
-out_lessee_file:
-	fput(lessee_file);
-
 out_lessee:
 	drm_master_put(&lessee);
 
diff --git a/drivers/misc/cxl/api.c b/drivers/misc/cxl/api.c
index 753b1a698fc4..6b16946f9b05 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/cxl/api.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/cxl/api.c
@@ -103,15 +103,15 @@ static struct file *cxl_getfile(const char *name,
 	d_instantiate(path.dentry, inode);
 
 	file = alloc_file(&path, OPEN_FMODE(flags), fops);
-	if (IS_ERR(file))
-		goto err_dput;
+	if (IS_ERR(file)) {
+		path_put(&path);
+		goto err_fs;
+	}
 	file->f_flags = flags & (O_ACCMODE | O_NONBLOCK);
 	file->private_data = priv;
 
 	return file;
 
-err_dput:
-	path_put(&path);
 err_inode:
 	iput(inode);
 err_fs:
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/ocxl_hw.c b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/ocxl_hw.c
index 0a95b5f25380..497a68389461 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/ocxl_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/ocxl_hw.c
@@ -134,15 +134,14 @@ static struct file *ocxlflash_getfile(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 		rc = PTR_ERR(file);
 		dev_err(dev, "%s: alloc_file failed rc=%d\n",
 			__func__, rc);
-		goto err5;
+		path_put(&path);
+		goto err3;
 	}
 
 	file->f_flags = flags & (O_ACCMODE | O_NONBLOCK);
 	file->private_data = priv;
 out:
 	return file;
-err5:
-	path_put(&path);
 err4:
 	iput(inode);
 err3:
diff --git a/fs/aio.c b/fs/aio.c
index 210df9da1283..27454594e37a 100644
--- a/fs/aio.c
+++ b/fs/aio.c
@@ -1896,6 +1896,11 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(io_getevents, aio_context_t, ctx_id,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+struct __aio_sigset {
+	const sigset_t __user	*sigmask;
+	size_t		sigsetsize;
+};
+
 SYSCALL_DEFINE6(io_pgetevents,
 		aio_context_t, ctx_id,
 		long, min_nr,
diff --git a/fs/internal.h b/fs/internal.h
index 980d005b21b4..5645b4ebf494 100644
--- a/fs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/internal.h
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ int do_fchownat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, uid_t user, gid_t group,
 
 extern int open_check_o_direct(struct file *f);
 extern int vfs_open(const struct path *, struct file *, const struct cred *);
-extern struct file *filp_clone_open(struct file *);
 
 /*
  * inode.c
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index d78d146a98da..805bf22898cf 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2420,6 +2420,7 @@ extern struct file *filp_open(const char *, int, umode_t);
 extern struct file *file_open_root(struct dentry *, struct vfsmount *,
 				   const char *, int, umode_t);
 extern struct file * dentry_open(const struct path *, int, const struct cred *);
+extern struct file *filp_clone_open(struct file *);
 extern int filp_close(struct file *, fl_owner_t id);
 
 extern struct filename *getname_flags(const char __user *, int, int *);
diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index a368a68cb667..5c1a0933768e 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_SYSCALLS_H
 #define _LINUX_SYSCALLS_H
 
+struct __aio_sigset;
 struct epoll_event;
 struct iattr;
 struct inode;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/aio_abi.h b/include/uapi/linux/aio_abi.h
index 3c5038b587ba..d4593a6062ef 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/aio_abi.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/aio_abi.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
-#include <linux/signal.h>
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
 
 typedef __kernel_ulong_t aio_context_t;
@@ -110,10 +109,5 @@ struct iocb {
 #undef IFBIG
 #undef IFLITTLE
 
-struct __aio_sigset {
-	const sigset_t __user	*sigmask;
-	size_t		sigsetsize;
-};
-
 #endif /* __LINUX__AIO_ABI_H */