diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
index 34f80fa6fed16d379733e3db018f765831e09778..8299e2d3b61163b2d2d82bb8b00ea4495e3000f9 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
@@ -549,6 +549,15 @@ static void do_nbd_request(struct request_queue * q)
 
 		BUG_ON(lo->magic != LO_MAGIC);
 
+		if (unlikely(!lo->sock)) {
+			printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Attempted send on closed socket\n",
+				lo->disk->disk_name);
+			req->errors++;
+			nbd_end_request(req);
+			spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		spin_lock_irq(&lo->queue_lock);
 		list_add_tail(&req->queuelist, &lo->waiting_queue);
 		spin_unlock_irq(&lo->queue_lock);