diff --git a/fs/inode/fs_files.c b/fs/inode/fs_files.c
index a4e027541f9..bb1810e7aa0 100644
--- a/fs/inode/fs_files.c
+++ b/fs/inode/fs_files.c
@@ -800,6 +800,10 @@ int fdlist_copy(FAR struct fdlist *plist, FAR struct fdlist *clist,
                   file_put(filep);
                   continue;
                 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_FDCHECK
+              fd = fdcheck_restore(fd);
+#endif
             }
           else if (fcloexec)
             {