diff --git a/kernel/include/kernel/OpenFileDescriptorSet.h b/kernel/include/kernel/OpenFileDescriptorSet.h
index 2060d257a0..7fb6b59958 100644
--- a/kernel/include/kernel/OpenFileDescriptorSet.h
+++ b/kernel/include/kernel/OpenFileDescriptorSet.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace Kernel
 
 		BAN::ErrorOr<void> clone_from(const OpenFileDescriptorSet&);
 
-		BAN::ErrorOr<int> open(VirtualFileSystem::File, int flags);
+		BAN::ErrorOr<int> open(VirtualFileSystem::File&&, int flags);
 		BAN::ErrorOr<int> open(BAN::StringView absolute_path, int flags);
 
 		BAN::ErrorOr<int> socket(int domain, int type, int protocol);
diff --git a/kernel/kernel/OpenFileDescriptorSet.cpp b/kernel/kernel/OpenFileDescriptorSet.cpp
index 521b16371f..403ed18472 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel/OpenFileDescriptorSet.cpp
+++ b/kernel/kernel/OpenFileDescriptorSet.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace Kernel
 		return {};
 	}
 
-	BAN::ErrorOr<int> OpenFileDescriptorSet::open(VirtualFileSystem::File file, int flags)
+	BAN::ErrorOr<int> OpenFileDescriptorSet::open(VirtualFileSystem::File&& file, int flags)
 	{
 		ASSERT(file.inode);
 
diff --git a/kernel/kernel/Process.cpp b/kernel/kernel/Process.cpp
index 547aba7347..0a9679b679 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel/Process.cpp
+++ b/kernel/kernel/Process.cpp
@@ -910,13 +910,14 @@ namespace Kernel
 				file = TRY(VirtualFileSystem::get().file_from_absolute_path(m_credentials, absolute_path, flags));
 		}
 
-		ASSERT(file.inode);
+		auto inode = file.inode;
+		ASSERT(inode);
 
-		int fd = TRY(m_open_file_descriptors.open(file, flags));
+		int fd = TRY(m_open_file_descriptors.open(BAN::move(file), flags));
 
 		// Open controlling terminal
-		if (!(flags & O_NOCTTY) && file.inode->is_tty() && is_session_leader() && !m_controlling_terminal)
-			m_controlling_terminal = static_cast<TTY*>(file.inode.ptr());
+		if (!(flags & O_NOCTTY) && inode->is_tty() && is_session_leader() && !m_controlling_terminal)
+			m_controlling_terminal = static_cast<TTY*>(inode.ptr());
 
 		return fd;
 	}
@@ -1775,7 +1776,7 @@ namespace Kernel
 
 		LockGuard _(m_process_lock);
 
-		int pts_master_fd = TRY(m_open_file_descriptors.open(file, flags));
+		int pts_master_fd = TRY(m_open_file_descriptors.open(BAN::move(file), flags));
 
 		if (!(flags & O_NOCTTY) && is_session_leader() && !m_controlling_terminal)
 			m_controlling_terminal = (TTY*)pts_slave.ptr();