diff --git a/drivers/staging/epl/EplSdoUdpu.c b/drivers/staging/epl/EplSdoUdpu.c
index b409c9b7be48..c8e950fa8353 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/epl/EplSdoUdpu.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/epl/EplSdoUdpu.c
@@ -334,7 +334,8 @@ tEplKernel EplSdoUdpuConfig(unsigned long ulIpAddr_p, unsigned int uiPort_p)
 	}
 	// create Listen-Thread
 	SdoUdpInstance_g.m_ThreadHandle =
-	    kernel_thread(EplSdoUdpThread, &SdoUdpInstance_g, CLONE_KERNEL);
+		kernel_thread(EplSdoUdpThread, &SdoUdpInstance_g,
+				CLONE_FS | CLONE_FILES);
 	if (SdoUdpInstance_g.m_ThreadHandle == 0) {
 		Ret = kEplSdoUdpThreadError;
 		goto Exit;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/epl/ShbIpc-LinuxKernel.c b/drivers/staging/epl/ShbIpc-LinuxKernel.c
index 497938bd09b9..12d1eccde252 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/epl/ShbIpc-LinuxKernel.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/epl/ShbIpc-LinuxKernel.c
@@ -532,8 +532,8 @@ tShbError ShbIpcStartSignalingNewData(tShbInstance pShbInstance_p,
 
 	//create thread for signalling new data
 	pShbMemInst->m_tThreadNewDataId =
-	    kernel_thread(ShbIpcThreadSignalNewData, pShbInstance_p,
-			  CLONE_KERNEL);
+		kernel_thread(ShbIpcThreadSignalNewData, pShbInstance_p,
+				CLONE_FS | CLONE_FILES);
 
       Exit:
 	return ShbError;
@@ -636,8 +636,8 @@ tShbError ShbIpcStartSignalingJobReady(tShbInstance pShbInstance_p,
 	pShbMemHeader->m_fJobReady = FALSE;
 	//create thread for signalling new data
 	pShbMemInst->m_tThreadJobReadyId =
-	    kernel_thread(ShbIpcThreadSignalJobReady, pShbInstance_p,
-			  CLONE_KERNEL);
+		kernel_thread(ShbIpcThreadSignalJobReady, pShbInstance_p,
+				CLONE_FS | CLONE_FILES);
       Exit:
 	return ShbError;
 }