diff --git a/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c b/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
index 4072fd1f2214..68950a1e4b63 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
@@ -1063,6 +1063,18 @@ static void vmbus_onoffer_rescind(struct vmbus_channel_message_header *hdr)
 
 	mutex_lock(&vmbus_connection.channel_mutex);
 	channel = relid2channel(rescind->child_relid);
+	if (channel != NULL) {
+		/*
+		 * Guarantee that no other instance of vmbus_onoffer_rescind()
+		 * has got a reference to the channel object.  Synchronize on
+		 * &vmbus_connection.channel_mutex.
+		 */
+		if (channel->rescind_ref) {
+			mutex_unlock(&vmbus_connection.channel_mutex);
+			return;
+		}
+		channel->rescind_ref = true;
+	}
 	mutex_unlock(&vmbus_connection.channel_mutex);
 
 	if (channel == NULL) {
diff --git a/include/linux/hyperv.h b/include/linux/hyperv.h
index 2ea967bc17ad..f0d48a368f13 100644
--- a/include/linux/hyperv.h
+++ b/include/linux/hyperv.h
@@ -809,6 +809,7 @@ struct vmbus_channel {
 	u8 monitor_bit;
 
 	bool rescind; /* got rescind msg */
+	bool rescind_ref; /* got rescind msg, got channel reference */
 	struct completion rescind_event;
 
 	u32 ringbuffer_gpadlhandle;