diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev.c b/fs/fuse/dev.c
index de25bff31420841febb159100299e26735071d2f..c78f60e1ba5d667642cb35cf13ce84baff7ed373 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dev.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev.c
@@ -231,8 +231,6 @@ static void request_end(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
 		fc->num_background--;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&fc->lock);
-	dput(req->dentry);
-	mntput(req->vfsmount);
 	wake_up(&req->waitq);
 	if (end)
 		end(fc, req);
diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index f3ef2bde983b0e9df294126c4f8331d672ba0ebb..c4b98c03a46ef7c24761e70a723486067e3a9806 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -71,11 +71,19 @@ static struct fuse_file *fuse_file_get(struct fuse_file *ff)
 	return ff;
 }
 
+static void fuse_release_end(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
+{
+	dput(req->dentry);
+	mntput(req->vfsmount);
+	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
+}
+
 static void fuse_file_put(struct fuse_file *ff)
 {
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ff->count)) {
 		struct fuse_req *req = ff->reserved_req;
 		struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(req->dentry->d_inode);
+		req->end = fuse_release_end;
 		request_send_background(fc, req);
 		kfree(ff);
 	}