diff --git a/mm/vmpressure.c b/mm/vmpressure.c
index 192f9731..0c1e37d 100644
--- a/mm/vmpressure.c
+++ b/mm/vmpressure.c
@@ -372,3 +372,19 @@
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vmpr->events);
 	INIT_WORK(&vmpr->work, vmpressure_work_fn);
 }
+
+/**
+ * vmpressure_cleanup() - shuts down vmpressure control structure
+ * @vmpr:	Structure to be cleaned up
+ *
+ * This function should be called before the structure in which it is
+ * embedded is cleaned up.
+ */
+void vmpressure_cleanup(struct vmpressure *vmpr)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Make sure there is no pending work before eventfd infrastructure
+	 * goes away.
+	 */
+	flush_work(&vmpr->work);
+}