diff --git a/ntoskrnl/mm/shutdown.c b/ntoskrnl/mm/shutdown.c
index 50522dd4e82..d4093015ffa 100644
--- a/ntoskrnl/mm/shutdown.c
+++ b/ntoskrnl/mm/shutdown.c
@@ -39,8 +39,21 @@ MmShutdownSystem(IN ULONG Phase)
     {
         MiShutdownSystem();
     }
+    else if (Phase == 1)
+    {
+        ULONG i;
+
+        /* Loop through all the paging files */
+        for (i = 0; i < MmNumberOfPagingFiles; i++)
+        {
+            /* And dereference them */
+            ObDereferenceObject(MmPagingFile[i]->FileObject);
+        }
+    }
     else
     {
+        ASSERT(Phase == 2);
+
         UNIMPLEMENTED;
     }
 }
diff --git a/ntoskrnl/po/poshtdwn.c b/ntoskrnl/po/poshtdwn.c
index 070cf67e547..8a33157fd0d 100644
--- a/ntoskrnl/po/poshtdwn.c
+++ b/ntoskrnl/po/poshtdwn.c
@@ -294,6 +294,11 @@ PopGracefulShutdown(IN PVOID Context)
     IoShutdownSystem(1);
     CcWaitForCurrentLazyWriterActivity();
 
+    /* FIXME: Calling Mm shutdown phase 1 here to get page file dereference
+     * but it shouldn't be called here. Only phase 2 should be called.
+     */
+    MmShutdownSystem(1);
+
     /* Note that here, we should broadcast the power IRP to devices */
 
     /* In this step, the HAL disables any wake timers */