diff --git a/sys/compat/linux/linux_socket.c b/sys/compat/linux/linux_socket.c
index dfe2e502338..8b164faa2a0 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linux/linux_socket.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linux/linux_socket.c
@@ -705,9 +705,6 @@ linux_accept(struct thread *td, struct linux_accept_args *args)
 		struct sockaddr * __restrict name;
 		socklen_t * __restrict anamelen;
 	} */ bsd_args;
-	struct close_args /* {
-		int     fd;
-	} */ c_args;
 	int error, fd;
 
 	if ((error = copyin(args, &linux_args, sizeof(linux_args))))
@@ -724,8 +721,7 @@ linux_accept(struct thread *td, struct linux_accept_args *args)
 	if (linux_args.addr) {
 		error = linux_sa_put(PTRIN(linux_args.addr));
 		if (error) {
-			c_args.fd = td->td_retval[0];
-			(void)close(td, &c_args);
+			(void)kern_close(td, td->td_retval[0]);
 			return (error);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/sys/fs/portalfs/portal_vnops.c b/sys/fs/portalfs/portal_vnops.c
index 680d1fb6d15..efed4c2c6cb 100644
--- a/sys/fs/portalfs/portal_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/fs/portalfs/portal_vnops.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/socketvar.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <sys/sysproto.h>
+#include <sys/syscallsubr.h>
 #include <sys/systm.h>
 #include <sys/un.h>
 #include <sys/unpcb.h>
@@ -77,10 +77,8 @@ portal_closefd(td, fd)
 	int fd;
 {
 	int error;
-	struct close_args ua;
 
-	ua.fd = fd;
-	error = close(td, &ua);
+	error = kern_close(td, fd);
 	/*
 	 * We should never get an error, and there isn't anything
 	 * we could do if we got one, so just print a message.
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_descrip.c b/sys/kern/kern_descrip.c
index d4ff7b19124..599e917d53d 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_descrip.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_descrip.c
@@ -973,12 +973,20 @@ close(td, uap)
 	struct thread *td;
 	struct close_args *uap;
 {
+
+	return (kern_close(td, uap->fd));
+}
+
+int
+kern_close(td, fd)
+	struct thread *td;
+	int fd;
+{
 	struct filedesc *fdp;
 	struct file *fp;
-	int fd, error;
+	int error;
 	int holdleaders;
 
-	fd = uap->fd;
 	error = 0;
 	holdleaders = 0;
 	fdp = td->td_proc->p_fd;
diff --git a/sys/sys/syscallsubr.h b/sys/sys/syscallsubr.h
index faf6f9339b9..c98b0cf25ca 100644
--- a/sys/sys/syscallsubr.h
+++ b/sys/sys/syscallsubr.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ int	kern_clock_gettime(struct thread *td, clockid_t clock_id,
 	    struct timespec *ats);
 int	kern_clock_settime(struct thread *td, clockid_t clock_id,
 	    struct timespec *ats);
+int	kern_close(struct thread *td, int fd);
 int	kern_connect(struct thread *td, int fd, struct sockaddr *sa);
 int	kern_eaccess(struct thread *td, char *path, enum uio_seg pathseg,
 	    int flags);