diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
index 9f8658e..49e20a4 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ err_unregister_chdev:
 static void __exit cleanup_mtdchar(void)
 {
 	unregister_mtd_user(&mtdchar_notifier);
-	mntput(mtd_inode_mnt);
+	kern_unmount(mtd_inode_mnt);
 	unregister_filesystem(&mtd_inodefs_type);
 	__unregister_chrdev(MTD_CHAR_MAJOR, 0, 1 << MINORBITS, "mtd");
 }
diff --git a/fs/anon_inodes.c b/fs/anon_inodes.c
index c5567cb..4d433d3 100644
--- a/fs/anon_inodes.c
+++ b/fs/anon_inodes.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static int __init anon_inode_init(void)
 	return 0;
 
 err_mntput:
-	mntput(anon_inode_mnt);
+	kern_unmount(anon_inode_mnt);
 err_unregister_filesystem:
 	unregister_filesystem(&anon_inode_fs_type);
 err_exit:
diff --git a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
index 7476273..203e520 100644
--- a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
@@ -1012,6 +1012,7 @@ static int __init init_hugetlbfs_fs(void)
 static void __exit exit_hugetlbfs_fs(void)
 {
 	kmem_cache_destroy(hugetlbfs_inode_cachep);
+	kern_unmount(hugetlbfs_vfsmount);
 	unregister_filesystem(&hugetlbfs_fs_type);
 	bdi_destroy(&hugetlbfs_backing_dev_info);
 }
diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index 5e25baa..c22d58a 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -2738,7 +2738,16 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(put_mnt_ns);
 
 struct vfsmount *kern_mount_data(struct file_system_type *type, void *data)
 {
-	return vfs_kern_mount(type, MS_KERNMOUNT, type->name, data);
+	struct vfsmount *mnt;
+	mnt = vfs_kern_mount(type, MS_KERNMOUNT, type->name, data);
+	if (!IS_ERR(mnt)) {
+		/*
+		 * it is a longterm mount, don't release mnt until
+		 * we unmount before file sys is unregistered
+		*/
+		mnt_make_longterm(mnt);
+	}
+	return mnt;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kern_mount_data);
 
@@ -2746,3 +2755,13 @@ bool our_mnt(struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
 	return check_mnt(mnt);
 }
+
+void kern_unmount(struct vfsmount *mnt)
+{
+	/* release long term mount so mount point can be released */
+	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(mnt)) {
+		mnt_make_shortterm(mnt);
+		mntput(mnt);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kern_unmount);
diff --git a/fs/pipe.c b/fs/pipe.c
index 0499a96..b97d5ec 100644
--- a/fs/pipe.c
+++ b/fs/pipe.c
@@ -1318,8 +1318,8 @@ static int __init init_pipe_fs(void)
 
 static void __exit exit_pipe_fs(void)
 {
+	kern_unmount(pipe_mnt);
 	unregister_filesystem(&pipe_fs_type);
-	mntput(pipe_mnt);
 }
 
 fs_initcall(init_pipe_fs);
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index d5447ab..834e60a 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1886,6 +1886,7 @@ extern int register_filesystem(struct file_system_type *);
 extern int unregister_filesystem(struct file_system_type *);
 extern struct vfsmount *kern_mount_data(struct file_system_type *, void *data);
 #define kern_mount(type) kern_mount_data(type, NULL)
+extern void kern_unmount(struct vfsmount *mnt);
 extern int may_umount_tree(struct vfsmount *);
 extern int may_umount(struct vfsmount *);
 extern long do_mount(char *, char *, char *, unsigned long, void *);
diff --git a/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c b/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
index 27a9673..7cefaf3 100644
--- a/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
+++ b/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
@@ -1985,6 +1985,7 @@ __initcall(init_sel_fs);
 void exit_sel_fs(void)
 {
 	kobject_put(selinuxfs_kobj);
+	kern_unmount(selinuxfs_mount);
 	unregister_filesystem(&sel_fs_type);
 }
 #endif