diff --git a/net/local/local_recvmsg.c b/net/local/local_recvmsg.c
index eb95629383b..14fe7c7041a 100644
--- a/net/local/local_recvmsg.c
+++ b/net/local/local_recvmsg.c
@@ -177,8 +177,7 @@ static void local_recvctl(FAR struct local_conn_s *conn,
     {
       fds[i] = file_dup(peer->lc_cfps[i], 0,
                         flags & MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC ? O_CLOEXEC : 0);
-      file_close(peer->lc_cfps[i]);
-      kmm_free(peer->lc_cfps[i]);
+      file_put(peer->lc_cfps[i]);
       peer->lc_cfps[i] = NULL;
       peer->lc_cfpcount--;
       if (fds[i] < 0)
diff --git a/net/local/local_sendmsg.c b/net/local/local_sendmsg.c
index 32539732983..72fe2049c93 100644
--- a/net/local/local_sendmsg.c
+++ b/net/local/local_sendmsg.c
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ static void local_freectl(FAR struct local_conn_s *conn, int count)
 
   while (count-- > 0)
     {
-      file_close(peer->lc_cfps[--peer->lc_cfpcount]);
-      kmm_free(peer->lc_cfps[peer->lc_cfpcount]);
+      file_put(peer->lc_cfps[--peer->lc_cfpcount]);
       peer->lc_cfps[peer->lc_cfpcount] = NULL;
     }
 }
@@ -75,7 +74,6 @@ static int local_sendctl(FAR struct local_conn_s *conn,
                          FAR struct msghdr *msg)
 {
   FAR struct local_conn_s *peer;
-  FAR struct file *filep2;
   FAR struct file *filep;
   FAR struct cmsghdr *cmsg;
   int count = 0;
@@ -117,23 +115,7 @@ static int local_sendctl(FAR struct local_conn_s *conn,
               goto fail;
             }
 
-          filep2 = kmm_zalloc(sizeof(*filep2));
-          if (!filep2)
-            {
-              file_put(filep);
-              ret = -ENOMEM;
-              goto fail;
-            }
-
-          ret = file_dup2(filep, filep2);
-          file_put(filep);
-          if (ret < 0)
-            {
-              kmm_free(filep2);
-              goto fail;
-            }
-
-          peer->lc_cfps[peer->lc_cfpcount++] = filep2;
+          peer->lc_cfps[peer->lc_cfpcount++] = filep;
         }
     }