diff --git a/fs/ramfs/inode.c b/fs/ramfs/inode.c
index ee179a81b3da..23d2c333066f 100644
--- a/fs/ramfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ramfs/inode.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ int ramfs_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void ramfs_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb)
+void ramfs_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	kfree(sb->s_fs_info);
 	kill_litter_super(sb);
diff --git a/include/linux/ramfs.h b/include/linux/ramfs.h
index 917528d102c4..d506dc63dd47 100644
--- a/include/linux/ramfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/ramfs.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 struct inode *ramfs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, const struct inode *dir,
 	 umode_t mode, dev_t dev);
 extern int ramfs_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc);
+extern void ramfs_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU
 static inline int
diff --git a/mm/shmem.c b/mm/shmem.c
index d3d8c5e7a296..cfa8f43cb3a6 100644
--- a/mm/shmem.c
+++ b/mm/shmem.c
@@ -4128,7 +4128,7 @@ static struct file_system_type shmem_fs_type = {
 	.name		= "tmpfs",
 	.init_fs_context = ramfs_init_fs_context,
 	.parameters	= ramfs_fs_parameters,
-	.kill_sb	= kill_litter_super,
+	.kill_sb	= ramfs_kill_sb,
 	.fs_flags	= FS_USERNS_MOUNT,
 };