diff --git a/include/linux/file.h b/include/linux/file.h
index 5206beb..db37223 100644
--- a/include/linux/file.h
+++ b/include/linux/file.h
@@ -16,23 +16,29 @@
  */
 #define NR_OPEN_DEFAULT BITS_PER_LONG
 
+struct fdtable {
+	unsigned int max_fds;
+	int max_fdset;
+	int next_fd;
+	struct file ** fd;      /* current fd array */
+	fd_set *close_on_exec;
+	fd_set *open_fds;
+};
+
 /*
  * Open file table structure
  */
 struct files_struct {
         atomic_t count;
         spinlock_t file_lock;     /* Protects all the below members.  Nests inside tsk->alloc_lock */
-        int max_fds;
-        int max_fdset;
-        int next_fd;
-        struct file ** fd;      /* current fd array */
-        fd_set *close_on_exec;
-        fd_set *open_fds;
+	struct fdtable fdtab;
         fd_set close_on_exec_init;
         fd_set open_fds_init;
         struct file * fd_array[NR_OPEN_DEFAULT];
 };
 
+#define files_fdtable(files) (&(files)->fdtab)
+
 extern void FASTCALL(__fput(struct file *));
 extern void FASTCALL(fput(struct file *));
 
@@ -63,9 +69,10 @@
 static inline struct file * fcheck_files(struct files_struct *files, unsigned int fd)
 {
 	struct file * file = NULL;
+	struct fdtable *fdt = files_fdtable(files);
 
-	if (fd < files->max_fds)
-		file = files->fd[fd];
+	if (fd < fdt->max_fds)
+		file = fdt->fd[fd];
 	return file;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/init_task.h b/include/linux/init_task.h
index c727c195..94aefa5 100644
--- a/include/linux/init_task.h
+++ b/include/linux/init_task.h
@@ -3,16 +3,21 @@
 
 #include <linux/file.h>
 
-#define INIT_FILES \
-{ 							\
-	.count		= ATOMIC_INIT(1), 		\
-	.file_lock	= SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED, 		\
+#define INIT_FDTABLE \
+{							\
 	.max_fds	= NR_OPEN_DEFAULT, 		\
 	.max_fdset	= __FD_SETSIZE, 		\
 	.next_fd	= 0, 				\
 	.fd		= &init_files.fd_array[0], 	\
 	.close_on_exec	= &init_files.close_on_exec_init, \
 	.open_fds	= &init_files.open_fds_init, 	\
+}
+
+#define INIT_FILES \
+{ 							\
+	.count		= ATOMIC_INIT(1), 		\
+	.file_lock	= SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED, 		\
+	.fdtab		= INIT_FDTABLE,			\
 	.close_on_exec_init = { { 0, } }, 		\
 	.open_fds_init	= { { 0, } }, 			\
 	.fd_array	= { NULL, } 			\