diff --git a/include/linux/livepatch.h b/include/linux/livepatch.h
index 9072f04db616ee2467333411fdd287a0fe6b3d84..5cc20e588a2243a3db233443eee183defe15748f 100644
--- a/include/linux/livepatch.h
+++ b/include/linux/livepatch.h
@@ -123,10 +123,13 @@ void arch_klp_init_object_loaded(struct klp_patch *patch,
 int klp_module_coming(struct module *mod);
 void klp_module_going(struct module *mod);
 
+void klp_update_patch_state(struct task_struct *task);
+
 #else /* !CONFIG_LIVEPATCH */
 
 static inline int klp_module_coming(struct module *mod) { return 0; }
-static inline void klp_module_going(struct module *mod) { }
+static inline void klp_module_going(struct module *mod) {}
+static inline void klp_update_patch_state(struct task_struct *task) {}
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_LIVEPATCH */
 
diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/core.c b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
index af4643873e7179c0e750d3d69a665844d06f4725..217b39d7117618b3c8669d771a91e65bfc8e6b38 100644
--- a/kernel/livepatch/core.c
+++ b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ static LIST_HEAD(klp_ops);
 
 static struct kobject *klp_root_kobj;
 
+/* TODO: temporary stub */
+void klp_update_patch_state(struct task_struct *task) {}
+
 static struct klp_ops *klp_find_ops(unsigned long old_addr)
 {
 	struct klp_ops *ops;