diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev.c b/fs/fuse/dev.c
index 85a23bb524f7..225388f54ae7 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dev.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev.c
@@ -293,8 +293,7 @@ static void request_end(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
 	wake_up(&req->waitq);
 	if (end)
 		end(fc, req);
-	else
-		fuse_put_request(fc, req);
+	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
 }
 
 static void wait_answer_interruptible(struct fuse_conn *fc,
@@ -1006,11 +1005,11 @@ static void end_io_requests(struct fuse_conn *fc)
 		wake_up(&req->waitq);
 		if (end) {
 			req->end = NULL;
-			/* The end function will consume this reference */
 			__fuse_get_request(req);
 			spin_unlock(&fc->lock);
 			wait_event(req->waitq, !req->locked);
 			end(fc, req);
+			fuse_put_request(fc, req);
 			spin_lock(&fc->lock);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index 86054f437d1e..617269803913 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ static void fuse_release_end(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
 {
 	dput(req->misc.release.dentry);
 	mntput(req->misc.release.vfsmount);
-	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
 }
 
 static void fuse_file_put(struct fuse_file *ff)
@@ -493,7 +492,6 @@ static void fuse_readpages_end(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
 	}
 	if (req->ff)
 		fuse_file_put(req->ff);
-	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
 }
 
 static void fuse_send_readpages(struct fuse_req *req, struct file *file,
@@ -513,6 +511,7 @@ static void fuse_send_readpages(struct fuse_req *req, struct file *file,
 	} else {
 		request_send(fc, req);
 		fuse_readpages_end(fc, req);
+		fuse_put_request(fc, req);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1042,7 +1041,6 @@ static void fuse_writepage_free(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
 {
 	__free_page(req->pages[0]);
 	fuse_file_put(req->ff);
-	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
 }
 
 static void fuse_writepage_finish(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
@@ -1086,6 +1084,7 @@ static void fuse_send_writepage(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
 	fuse_writepage_finish(fc, req);
 	spin_unlock(&fc->lock);
 	fuse_writepage_free(fc, req);
+	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
 	spin_lock(&fc->lock);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index 739595b4196f..fa474989ec76 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -760,7 +760,6 @@ static void process_init_reply(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
 		fc->max_write = max_t(unsigned, 4096, fc->max_write);
 		fc->conn_init = 1;
 	}
-	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
 	fc->blocked = 0;
 	wake_up_all(&fc->blocked_waitq);
 }