diff --git a/include/linux/page_ref.h b/include/linux/page_ref.h
index 14d14beb1f7f..d27701199a4d 100644
--- a/include/linux/page_ref.h
+++ b/include/linux/page_ref.h
@@ -102,6 +102,15 @@ static inline void page_ref_sub(struct page *page, int nr)
 		__page_ref_mod(page, -nr);
 }
 
+static inline int page_ref_sub_return(struct page *page, int nr)
+{
+	int ret = atomic_sub_return(nr, &page->_refcount);
+
+	if (page_ref_tracepoint_active(__tracepoint_page_ref_mod_and_return))
+		__page_ref_mod_and_return(page, -nr, ret);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static inline void page_ref_inc(struct page *page)
 {
 	atomic_inc(&page->_refcount);