diff --git a/fs/file.c b/fs/file.c
index 3b99457518ef5fc4933ae7d53a7b136af386483c..df17b9e9e67e81781def00c51f4e51280c34da2b 100644
--- a/fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/file.c
@@ -436,6 +436,9 @@ static struct fdtable *close_files(struct files_struct * files)
 			set >>= 1;
 		}
 	}
+#ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_FILES
+	files_cgroup_remove(files);
+#endif
 
 	return fdt;
 }