diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index a3492f7d207c32403f482bc2b1ec02fe24e10a51..5887a6395ad2a912e6330a7d13a7270531742131 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -1063,7 +1063,8 @@ ssize_t fuse_direct_io(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 				break;
 		}
 	}
-	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
+	if (!IS_ERR(req))
+		fuse_put_request(fc, req);
 	if (res > 0)
 		*ppos = pos;