diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index 5db5d13..ed6a34b 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -954,6 +954,21 @@ static int bdev_set(struct inode *inode, void *data)
 
 static LIST_HEAD(all_bdevs);
 
+/*
+ * If there is a bdev inode for this device, unhash it so that it gets evicted
+ * as soon as last inode reference is dropped.
+ */
+void bdev_unhash_inode(dev_t dev)
+{
+	struct inode *inode;
+
+	inode = ilookup5(blockdev_superblock, hash(dev), bdev_test, &dev);
+	if (inode) {
+		remove_inode_hash(inode);
+		iput(inode);
+	}
+}
+
 struct block_device *bdget(dev_t dev)
 {
 	struct block_device *bdev;