diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index 63614ed16336..5c4fcd1dbf59 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -395,14 +395,16 @@ static int fuse_readpages(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 	struct fuse_readpages_data data;
 	int err;
 
+	err = -EIO;
 	if (is_bad_inode(inode))
-		return -EIO;
+		goto clean_pages_up;
 
 	data.file = file;
 	data.inode = inode;
 	data.req = fuse_get_req(fc);
+	err = PTR_ERR(data.req);
 	if (IS_ERR(data.req))
-		return PTR_ERR(data.req);
+		goto clean_pages_up;
 
 	err = read_cache_pages(mapping, pages, fuse_readpages_fill, &data);
 	if (!err) {
@@ -412,6 +414,10 @@ static int fuse_readpages(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 			fuse_put_request(fc, data.req);
 	}
 	return err;
+
+clean_pages_up:
+	put_pages_list(pages);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static size_t fuse_send_write(struct fuse_req *req, struct file *file,
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 990957e0929f..f0b135cd86da 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ static inline void init_page_count(struct page *page)
 }
 
 void put_page(struct page *page);
+void put_pages_list(struct list_head *pages);
 
 void split_page(struct page *page, unsigned int order);
 
diff --git a/mm/swap.c b/mm/swap.c
index 8fd095c4ae51..687686a61f7c 100644
--- a/mm/swap.c
+++ b/mm/swap.c
@@ -54,6 +54,26 @@ void put_page(struct page *page)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(put_page);
 
+/**
+ * put_pages_list(): release a list of pages
+ *
+ * Release a list of pages which are strung together on page.lru.  Currently
+ * used by read_cache_pages() and related error recovery code.
+ *
+ * @pages: list of pages threaded on page->lru
+ */
+void put_pages_list(struct list_head *pages)
+{
+	while (!list_empty(pages)) {
+		struct page *victim;
+
+		victim = list_entry(pages->prev, struct page, lru);
+		list_del(&victim->lru);
+		page_cache_release(victim);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(put_pages_list);
+
 /*
  * Writeback is about to end against a page which has been marked for immediate
  * reclaim.  If it still appears to be reclaimable, move it to the tail of the