diff --git a/criu/files-reg.c b/criu/files-reg.c
index c4906a523..88a07d782 100644
--- a/criu/files-reg.c
+++ b/criu/files-reg.c
@@ -866,6 +866,7 @@ static int create_link_remap(char *path, int len, int lfd,
 				const struct stat *st)
 {
 	char link_name[PATH_MAX], *tmp;
+	FileEntry fe = FILE_ENTRY__INIT;
 	RegFileEntry rfe = REG_FILE_ENTRY__INIT;
 	FownEntry fwn = FOWN_ENTRY__INIT;
 	int mntns_root;
@@ -924,7 +925,11 @@ again:
 	if (note_link_remap(link_name, nsid))
 		return -1;
 
-	return pb_write_one(img_from_set(glob_imgset, CR_FD_REG_FILES), &rfe, PB_REG_FILE);
+	fe.type = FD_TYPES__REG;
+	fe.id = rfe.id;
+	fe.reg = &rfe;
+
+	return pb_write_one(img_from_set(glob_imgset, CR_FD_FILES), &fe, PB_FILE);
 }
 
 static int dump_linked_remap(char *path, int len, const struct stat *ost,
@@ -1249,7 +1254,7 @@ int dump_one_reg_file(int lfd, u32 id, const struct fd_parms *p)
 	struct ns_id *nsid;
 	struct cr_img *rimg;
 	char ext_id[64];
-
+	FileEntry fe = FILE_ENTRY__INIT;
 	RegFileEntry rfe = REG_FILE_ENTRY__INIT;
 
 	if (!p->link) {
@@ -1309,8 +1314,12 @@ ext:
 		rfe.size = p->stat.st_size;
 	}
 
-	rimg = img_from_set(glob_imgset, CR_FD_REG_FILES);
-	return pb_write_one(rimg, &rfe, PB_REG_FILE);
+	fe.type = FD_TYPES__REG;
+	fe.id = rfe.id;
+	fe.reg = &rfe;
+
+	rimg = img_from_set(glob_imgset, CR_FD_FILES);
+	return pb_write_one(rimg, &fe, PB_FILE);
 }
 
 const struct fdtype_ops regfile_dump_ops = {
@@ -1933,7 +1942,7 @@ static int collect_one_regfile(void *o, ProtobufCMessage *base, struct cr_img *i
 	return file_desc_add(&rfi->d, rfi->rfe->id, &reg_desc_ops);
 }
 
-static struct collect_image_info reg_file_cinfo = {
+struct collect_image_info reg_file_cinfo = {
 	.fd_type = CR_FD_REG_FILES,
 	.pb_type = PB_REG_FILE,
 	.priv_size = sizeof(struct reg_file_info),
@@ -1943,7 +1952,7 @@ static struct collect_image_info reg_file_cinfo = {
 
 int collect_remaps_and_regfiles(void)
 {
-	if (collect_image(&reg_file_cinfo))
+	if (!files_collected() && collect_image(&reg_file_cinfo))
 		return -1;
 
 	if (collect_image(&remap_cinfo))
diff --git a/criu/files.c b/criu/files.c
index 388bd281c..a3228b6b7 100644
--- a/criu/files.c
+++ b/criu/files.c
@@ -1664,6 +1664,17 @@ int open_transport_socket(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int collect_one_file_entry(FileEntry *fe, u_int32_t id, ProtobufCMessage *base,
+		struct collect_image_info *cinfo)
+{
+	if (fe->id != id) {
+		pr_err("ID mismatch %u != %u\n", fe->id, id);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return collect_entry(base, cinfo);
+}
+
 static int collect_one_file(void *o, ProtobufCMessage *base, struct cr_img *i)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -1674,6 +1685,9 @@ static int collect_one_file(void *o, ProtobufCMessage *base, struct cr_img *i)
 	default:
 		pr_err("Unknown file type %d\n", fe->type);
 		return -1;
+	case FD_TYPES__REG:
+		ret = collect_one_file_entry(fe, fe->reg->id, &fe->reg->base, &reg_file_cinfo);
+		break;
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -1684,6 +1698,7 @@ struct collect_image_info files_cinfo = {
 	.pb_type = PB_FILE,
 	.priv_size = 0,
 	.collect = collect_one_file,
+	.flags = COLLECT_NOFREE,
 };
 
 int prepare_files(void)
diff --git a/criu/include/files-reg.h b/criu/include/files-reg.h
index 1c49be950..7a22d4d82 100644
--- a/criu/include/files-reg.h
+++ b/criu/include/files-reg.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ extern int collect_filemap(struct vma_area *);
 extern void filemap_ctx_init(bool auto_close);
 extern void filemap_ctx_fini(void);
 
+extern struct collect_image_info reg_file_cinfo;
 extern int collect_remaps_and_regfiles(void);
 
 extern void delete_link_remaps(void);
diff --git a/criu/include/image-desc.h b/criu/include/image-desc.h
index 8a857cd94..710e3ce7c 100644
--- a/criu/include/image-desc.h
+++ b/criu/include/image-desc.h
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ enum {
 	_CR_FD_GLOB_FROM,
 	CR_FD_FILES,
 	CR_FD_SK_QUEUES,
-	CR_FD_REG_FILES,
 	CR_FD_EXT_FILES,
 	CR_FD_NS_FILES,
 	CR_FD_INETSK,
@@ -106,6 +105,7 @@ enum {
 	CR_FD_INOTIFY_WD,
 	CR_FD_FANOTIFY_MARK,
 	CR_FD_EVENTPOLL_TFD,
+	CR_FD_REG_FILES,
 
 	CR_FD_AUTOFS,
 
diff --git a/images/fdinfo.proto b/images/fdinfo.proto
index 86e39c19e..836990e19 100644
--- a/images/fdinfo.proto
+++ b/images/fdinfo.proto
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 syntax = "proto2";
 
+import "regfile.proto";
+
 enum fd_types {
 	UND		= 0;
 	REG		= 1;
@@ -31,4 +33,5 @@ message fdinfo_entry {
 message file_entry {
 	required fd_types		type	= 1;
 	required uint32			id	= 2;
+	optional reg_file_entry		reg	= 3;
 }