diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev.c b/fs/fuse/dev.c
index 69ad053ffd78..d367af1514ef 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dev.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ static void flush_bg_queue(struct fuse_conn *fc)
  * Called with fc->lock, unlocks it
  */
 static void request_end(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
-__releases(&fc->lock)
+__releases(fc->lock)
 {
 	void (*end) (struct fuse_conn *, struct fuse_req *) = req->end;
 	req->end = NULL;
@@ -306,8 +306,8 @@ __releases(&fc->lock)
 
 static void wait_answer_interruptible(struct fuse_conn *fc,
 				      struct fuse_req *req)
-__releases(&fc->lock)
-__acquires(&fc->lock)
+__releases(fc->lock)
+__acquires(fc->lock)
 {
 	if (signal_pending(current))
 		return;
@@ -325,8 +325,8 @@ static void queue_interrupt(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
 }
 
 static void request_wait_answer(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
-__releases(&fc->lock)
-__acquires(&fc->lock)
+__releases(fc->lock)
+__acquires(fc->lock)
 {
 	if (!fc->no_interrupt) {
 		/* Any signal may interrupt this */
@@ -905,8 +905,8 @@ static int request_pending(struct fuse_conn *fc)
 
 /* Wait until a request is available on the pending list */
 static void request_wait(struct fuse_conn *fc)
-__releases(&fc->lock)
-__acquires(&fc->lock)
+__releases(fc->lock)
+__acquires(fc->lock)
 {
 	DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
 
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ __acquires(&fc->lock)
  */
 static int fuse_read_interrupt(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_copy_state *cs,
 			       size_t nbytes, struct fuse_req *req)
-__releases(&fc->lock)
+__releases(fc->lock)
 {
 	struct fuse_in_header ih;
 	struct fuse_interrupt_in arg;
@@ -1720,8 +1720,8 @@ static unsigned fuse_dev_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
  * This function releases and reacquires fc->lock
  */
 static void end_requests(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct list_head *head)
-__releases(&fc->lock)
-__acquires(&fc->lock)
+__releases(fc->lock)
+__acquires(fc->lock)
 {
 	while (!list_empty(head)) {
 		struct fuse_req *req;
@@ -1744,8 +1744,8 @@ __acquires(&fc->lock)
  * locked).
  */
 static void end_io_requests(struct fuse_conn *fc)
-__releases(&fc->lock)
-__acquires(&fc->lock)
+__releases(fc->lock)
+__acquires(fc->lock)
 {
 	while (!list_empty(&fc->io)) {
 		struct fuse_req *req =
@@ -1769,6 +1769,16 @@ __acquires(&fc->lock)
 	}
 }
 
+static void end_queued_requests(struct fuse_conn *fc)
+__releases(fc->lock)
+__acquires(fc->lock)
+{
+	fc->max_background = UINT_MAX;
+	flush_bg_queue(fc);
+	end_requests(fc, &fc->pending);
+	end_requests(fc, &fc->processing);
+}
+
 /*
  * Abort all requests.
  *
@@ -1795,8 +1805,7 @@ void fuse_abort_conn(struct fuse_conn *fc)
 		fc->connected = 0;
 		fc->blocked = 0;
 		end_io_requests(fc);
-		end_requests(fc, &fc->pending);
-		end_requests(fc, &fc->processing);
+		end_queued_requests(fc);
 		wake_up_all(&fc->waitq);
 		wake_up_all(&fc->blocked_waitq);
 		kill_fasync(&fc->fasync, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
@@ -1811,8 +1820,9 @@ int fuse_dev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	if (fc) {
 		spin_lock(&fc->lock);
 		fc->connected = 0;
-		end_requests(fc, &fc->pending);
-		end_requests(fc, &fc->processing);
+		fc->blocked = 0;
+		end_queued_requests(fc);
+		wake_up_all(&fc->blocked_waitq);
 		spin_unlock(&fc->lock);
 		fuse_conn_put(fc);
 	}
diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index 147c1f71bdb9..c8224587123f 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -1144,8 +1144,8 @@ static void fuse_writepage_finish(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
 
 /* Called under fc->lock, may release and reacquire it */
 static void fuse_send_writepage(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
-__releases(&fc->lock)
-__acquires(&fc->lock)
+__releases(fc->lock)
+__acquires(fc->lock)
 {
 	struct fuse_inode *fi = get_fuse_inode(req->inode);
 	loff_t size = i_size_read(req->inode);
@@ -1183,8 +1183,8 @@ __acquires(&fc->lock)
  * Called with fc->lock
  */
 void fuse_flush_writepages(struct inode *inode)
-__releases(&fc->lock)
-__acquires(&fc->lock)
+__releases(fc->lock)
+__acquires(fc->lock)
 {
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
 	struct fuse_inode *fi = get_fuse_inode(inode);