diff --git a/criu/files-ext.c b/criu/files-ext.c
index 95ec8e37c..4cc99d921 100644
--- a/criu/files-ext.c
+++ b/criu/files-ext.c
@@ -45,10 +45,11 @@ static int open_fd(struct file_desc *d, int *new_fd)
 {
 	struct ext_file_info *xfi;
 	int fd;
+	bool retry_needed;
 
 	xfi = container_of(d, struct ext_file_info, d);
 
-	fd = run_plugins(RESTORE_EXT_FILE, xfi->xfe->id);
+	fd = run_plugins(RESTORE_EXT_FILE, xfi->xfe->id, &retry_needed);
 	if (fd < 0) {
 		pr_err("Unable to restore %#x\n", xfi->xfe->id);
 		return -1;
@@ -57,8 +58,11 @@ static int open_fd(struct file_desc *d, int *new_fd)
 	if (restore_fown(fd, xfi->xfe->fown))
 		return -1;
 
-	*new_fd = fd;
-	return 0;
+	if (!retry_needed)
+		*new_fd = fd;
+	else
+		*new_fd = -1;
+	return retry_needed;
 }
 
 static struct file_desc_ops ext_desc_ops = {
diff --git a/criu/include/criu-plugin.h b/criu/include/criu-plugin.h
index 9fb21a449..ee84ccdf6 100644
--- a/criu/include/criu-plugin.h
+++ b/criu/include/criu-plugin.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ enum {
 DECLARE_PLUGIN_HOOK_ARGS(CR_PLUGIN_HOOK__DUMP_UNIX_SK, int fd, int id);
 DECLARE_PLUGIN_HOOK_ARGS(CR_PLUGIN_HOOK__RESTORE_UNIX_SK, int id);
 DECLARE_PLUGIN_HOOK_ARGS(CR_PLUGIN_HOOK__DUMP_EXT_FILE, int fd, int id);
-DECLARE_PLUGIN_HOOK_ARGS(CR_PLUGIN_HOOK__RESTORE_EXT_FILE, int id);
+DECLARE_PLUGIN_HOOK_ARGS(CR_PLUGIN_HOOK__RESTORE_EXT_FILE, int id, bool *retry_needed);
 DECLARE_PLUGIN_HOOK_ARGS(CR_PLUGIN_HOOK__DUMP_EXT_MOUNT, char *mountpoint, int id);
 DECLARE_PLUGIN_HOOK_ARGS(CR_PLUGIN_HOOK__RESTORE_EXT_MOUNT, int id, char *mountpoint, char *old_root, int *is_file);
 DECLARE_PLUGIN_HOOK_ARGS(CR_PLUGIN_HOOK__DUMP_EXT_LINK, int index, int type, char *kind);
diff --git a/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin.c b/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin.c
index 69194fbc7..e3b4ead3f 100644
--- a/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin.c
+++ b/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin.c
@@ -1614,7 +1614,7 @@ exit:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int amdgpu_plugin_restore_file(int id)
+int amdgpu_plugin_restore_file(int id, bool *retry_needed)
 {
 	int ret = 0, fd;
 	char img_path[PATH_MAX];
@@ -1625,6 +1625,8 @@ int amdgpu_plugin_restore_file(int id)
 	size_t img_size;
 	FILE *img_fp = NULL;
 
+	*retry_needed = false;
+
 	if (plugin_disabled)
 		return -ENOTSUP;