diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/frmr_pools.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/frmr_pools.c
index e214a8273df8..ce8ae4305b9c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/frmr_pools.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/frmr_pools.c
@@ -578,3 +578,18 @@ void ib_frmr_pool_push(struct ib_device *device, struct ib_mr *mr)
 
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_frmr_pool_push);
+
+/*
+ * Drop a handle previously popped from the pool without returning it for
+ * reuse. The caller is responsible for destroying the underlying hardware
+ * resource.
+ */
+void ib_frmr_pool_drop(struct ib_mr *mr)
+{
+	struct ib_frmr_pool *pool = mr->frmr.pool;
+
+	spin_lock(&pool->lock);
+	pool->in_use--;
+	spin_unlock(&pool->lock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_frmr_pool_drop);
diff --git a/include/rdma/frmr_pools.h b/include/rdma/frmr_pools.h
index 5b57bafa3636..aed4d69d3841 100644
--- a/include/rdma/frmr_pools.h
+++ b/include/rdma/frmr_pools.h
@@ -35,5 +35,6 @@ int ib_frmr_pools_init(struct ib_device *device,
 void ib_frmr_pools_cleanup(struct ib_device *device);
 int ib_frmr_pool_pop(struct ib_device *device, struct ib_mr *mr);
 void ib_frmr_pool_push(struct ib_device *device, struct ib_mr *mr);
+void ib_frmr_pool_drop(struct ib_mr *mr);
 
 #endif /* FRMR_POOLS_H */