diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/cache.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/cache.h
index 7bf3e84..0e1febf 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/cache.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/cache.h
@@ -228,4 +228,10 @@
 	return rv;
 }
 
+static inline void sunrpc_invalidate(struct cache_head *h,
+				     struct cache_detail *detail)
+{
+	h->expiry_time = get_seconds() - 1;
+	detail->nextcheck = get_seconds();
+}
 #endif /*  _LINUX_SUNRPC_CACHE_H_ */