diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/driver.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/driver.c
index 7f8d1e11dbee..79d6020dfe9c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/driver.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/driver.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ u64 sgx_attributes_reserved_mask;
 u64 sgx_xfrm_reserved_mask = ~0x3;
 u32 sgx_misc_reserved_mask;
 
-static int sgx_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+static int __sgx_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct sgx_encl *encl;
 	int ret;
@@ -41,6 +41,23 @@ static int sgx_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int sgx_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = sgx_inc_usage_count();
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = __sgx_open(inode, file);
+	if (ret) {
+		sgx_dec_usage_count();
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int sgx_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct sgx_encl *encl = file->private_data;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.c
index 308dbbae6c6e..cf149b9f4916 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.c
@@ -765,6 +765,7 @@ void sgx_encl_release(struct kref *ref)
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(encl->secs.epc_page);
 
 	kfree(encl);
+	sgx_dec_usage_count();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
index 2de01b379aa3..3a5cbd1c170e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
@@ -917,6 +917,16 @@ int sgx_set_attribute(unsigned long *allowed_attributes,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sgx_set_attribute);
 
+int sgx_inc_usage_count(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void sgx_dec_usage_count(void)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
 static int __init sgx_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/sgx.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/sgx.h
index d2dad21259a8..f5940393d9bd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/sgx.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/sgx.h
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ static inline int __init sgx_vepc_init(void)
 }
 #endif
 
+int sgx_inc_usage_count(void);
+void sgx_dec_usage_count(void);
+
 void sgx_update_lepubkeyhash(u64 *lepubkeyhash);
 
 #endif /* _X86_SGX_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/virt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/virt.c
index 7aaa3652e31d..b649c0610019 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/virt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/virt.c
@@ -255,10 +255,11 @@ static int sgx_vepc_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	xa_destroy(&vepc->page_array);
 	kfree(vepc);
 
+	sgx_dec_usage_count();
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int sgx_vepc_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+static int __sgx_vepc_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct sgx_vepc *vepc;
 
@@ -273,6 +274,23 @@ static int sgx_vepc_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int sgx_vepc_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = sgx_inc_usage_count();
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret =  __sgx_vepc_open(inode, file);
+	if (ret) {
+		sgx_dec_usage_count();
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static long sgx_vepc_ioctl(struct file *file,
 			   unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {