diff --git a/fs/kernfs/file.c b/fs/kernfs/file.c
index dbf5bc250bfdf39076066707f381d84e2857b0b4..2d8b91f4475d7612a8413790677fd925ffb7ca48 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/file.c
@@ -832,26 +832,35 @@ void kernfs_drain_open_files(struct kernfs_node *kn)
  * to see if it supports poll (Neither 'poll' nor 'select' return
  * an appropriate error code).  When in doubt, set a suitable timeout value.
  */
+__poll_t kernfs_generic_poll(struct kernfs_open_file *of, poll_table *wait)
+{
+	struct kernfs_node *kn = kernfs_dentry_node(of->file->f_path.dentry);
+	struct kernfs_open_node *on = kn->attr.open;
+
+	poll_wait(of->file, &on->poll, wait);
+
+	if (of->event != atomic_read(&on->event))
+		return DEFAULT_POLLMASK|EPOLLERR|EPOLLPRI;
+
+	return DEFAULT_POLLMASK;
+}
+
 static __poll_t kernfs_fop_poll(struct file *filp, poll_table *wait)
 {
 	struct kernfs_open_file *of = kernfs_of(filp);
 	struct kernfs_node *kn = kernfs_dentry_node(filp->f_path.dentry);
-	struct kernfs_open_node *on = kn->attr.open;
+	__poll_t ret;
 
 	if (!kernfs_get_active(kn))
-		goto trigger;
+		return DEFAULT_POLLMASK|EPOLLERR|EPOLLPRI;
 
-	poll_wait(filp, &on->poll, wait);
+	if (kn->attr.ops->poll)
+		ret = kn->attr.ops->poll(of, wait);
+	else
+		ret = kernfs_generic_poll(of, wait);
 
 	kernfs_put_active(kn);
-
-	if (of->event != atomic_read(&on->event))
-		goto trigger;
-
-	return DEFAULT_POLLMASK;
-
- trigger:
-	return DEFAULT_POLLMASK|EPOLLERR|EPOLLPRI;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void kernfs_notify_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
diff --git a/include/linux/kernfs.h b/include/linux/kernfs.h
index 814643f7ee529eb6c9e27ec3e1653487d818595e..444869d7bd6e170bf2aa3fe6a864e93996c181b8 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernfs.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ struct seq_file;
 struct vm_area_struct;
 struct super_block;
 struct file_system_type;
+struct poll_table_struct;
 
 struct kernfs_open_node;
 struct kernfs_iattrs;
@@ -261,6 +262,9 @@ struct kernfs_ops {
 	ssize_t (*write)(struct kernfs_open_file *of, char *buf, size_t bytes,
 			 loff_t off);
 
+	__poll_t (*poll)(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
+			 struct poll_table_struct *pt);
+
 	int (*mmap)(struct kernfs_open_file *of, struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
@@ -350,6 +354,8 @@ int kernfs_remove_by_name_ns(struct kernfs_node *parent, const char *name,
 int kernfs_rename_ns(struct kernfs_node *kn, struct kernfs_node *new_parent,
 		     const char *new_name, const void *new_ns);
 int kernfs_setattr(struct kernfs_node *kn, const struct iattr *iattr);
+__poll_t kernfs_generic_poll(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
+			     struct poll_table_struct *pt);
 void kernfs_notify(struct kernfs_node *kn);
 
 const void *kernfs_super_ns(struct super_block *sb);