diff --git a/kernel/proc/proc.c b/kernel/proc/proc.c
index 49dfbf1..2f91f7f 100644
--- a/kernel/proc/proc.c
+++ b/kernel/proc/proc.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ void proc_reaper(void) {
     Proc *zombie = head;
     LL_REMOVE(PROCS.procs, zombie);
 
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < zombie->vobjcnt; i++) {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < PROC_VFSHANDLES_MAX; i++) {
       if (zombie->vobjs[i] != NULL) {
         vfs_close(zombie->vobjs[i]);
         zombie->vobjs[i] = NULL;
diff --git a/kernel/proc/proc.h b/kernel/proc/proc.h
index b3ded6d..254bb33 100644
--- a/kernel/proc/proc.h
+++ b/kernel/proc/proc.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ typedef struct Proc {
   VasRange *vas;
 
   VfsObj *vobjs[PROC_VFSHANDLES_MAX];
-  uint64_t vobjcnt;
 
   IpcPipe *pipes[PROC_PIPEHANDLES_MAX];
   SpinLock pipes_spinlock;
diff --git a/kernel/syscall/fs.c b/kernel/syscall/fs.c
index ebe17ab..f363e1e 100644
--- a/kernel/syscall/fs.c
+++ b/kernel/syscall/fs.c
@@ -38,18 +38,16 @@ int32_t SYSCALL2(sys_fs_openf, opath1, oflags1) {
   Proc *proc = PROCS.current;
   spinlock_release(&PROCS.spinlock);
 
-  if (proc->vobjcnt < PROC_VFSHANDLES_MAX) {
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < PROC_VFSHANDLES_MAX; i++) {
-      if (proc->vobjs[i] == NULL) {
-        proc->vobjs[i] = vobj;
-        ret = i;
-        break;
-      }
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < PROC_VFSHANDLES_MAX; i++) {
+    if (proc->vobjs[i] == NULL) {
+      proc->vobjs[i] = vobj;
+      ret = i;
+      goto done;
     }
-  } else {
-    ret = E_NOMEMORY;
   }
 
+  ret = E_NOMEMORY;
+
 done:
   return ret;
 }