diff --git a/include/corkscrew/map_info.h b/include/corkscrew/map_info.h
index c9b241d..14bfad6 100644
--- a/include/corkscrew/map_info.h
+++ b/include/corkscrew/map_info.h
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@
  * previous acquired using acquire_my_map_info_list(). */
 void release_my_map_info_list(map_info_t* milist);
 
+/* Flushes the cached memory map so the next call to
+ * acquire_my_map_info_list() gets fresh data. */
+void flush_my_map_info_list();
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/libcorkscrew/map_info.c b/libcorkscrew/map_info.c
index 00e901e..93dffbf 100644
--- a/libcorkscrew/map_info.c
+++ b/libcorkscrew/map_info.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
             milist = mi;
         }
     }
-    fclose(fp);
+    pclose(fp);
     return milist;
 }
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
     pthread_mutex_lock(&g_my_map_info_list_mutex);
 
     int64_t time = now_ns();
-    if (g_my_map_info_list) {
+    if (g_my_map_info_list != NULL) {
         my_map_info_data_t* data = (my_map_info_data_t*)g_my_map_info_list->data;
         int64_t age = time - data->timestamp;
         if (age >= MAX_CACHE_AGE) {
@@ -232,10 +232,10 @@
         }
     }
 
-    if (!g_my_map_info_list) {
+    if (g_my_map_info_list == NULL) {
         my_map_info_data_t* data = (my_map_info_data_t*)malloc(sizeof(my_map_info_data_t));
         g_my_map_info_list = load_map_info_list(getpid());
-        if (g_my_map_info_list) {
+        if (g_my_map_info_list != NULL) {
             ALOGV("Loaded my_map_info_list %p.", g_my_map_info_list);
             g_my_map_info_list->data = data;
             data->refs = 1;
@@ -265,3 +265,15 @@
         pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_my_map_info_list_mutex);
     }
 }
+
+void flush_my_map_info_list() {
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&g_my_map_info_list_mutex);
+
+    if (g_my_map_info_list != NULL) {
+        my_map_info_data_t* data = (my_map_info_data_t*) g_my_map_info_list->data;
+        dec_ref(g_my_map_info_list, data);
+        g_my_map_info_list = NULL;
+    }
+
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_my_map_info_list_mutex);
+}
diff --git a/libcorkscrew/test.cpp b/libcorkscrew/test.cpp
index 6f7be3b..22dfa7d 100644
--- a/libcorkscrew/test.cpp
+++ b/libcorkscrew/test.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@
 }
 
 int main() {
+  flush_my_map_info_list();
   f();
+
+  flush_my_map_info_list();
+  f();
+
   return 0;
 }