diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
index 990fe01afa50..71775a9de21d 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
@@ -1573,6 +1573,13 @@ static int recv_resync_read(struct drbd_conf *mdev, sector_t sector, int data_si
 	if (drbd_submit_ee(mdev, e, WRITE, DRBD_FAULT_RS_WR) == 0)
 		return TRUE;
 
+	/* drbd_submit_ee currently fails for one reason only:
+	 * not being able to allocate enough bios.
+	 * Is dropping the connection going to help? */
+	spin_lock_irq(&mdev->req_lock);
+	list_del(&e->w.list);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&mdev->req_lock);
+
 	drbd_free_ee(mdev, e);
 fail:
 	put_ldev(mdev);
@@ -1998,6 +2005,16 @@ static int receive_Data(struct drbd_conf *mdev, enum drbd_packets cmd, unsigned
 	if (drbd_submit_ee(mdev, e, rw, DRBD_FAULT_DT_WR) == 0)
 		return TRUE;
 
+	/* drbd_submit_ee currently fails for one reason only:
+	 * not being able to allocate enough bios.
+	 * Is dropping the connection going to help? */
+	spin_lock_irq(&mdev->req_lock);
+	list_del(&e->w.list);
+	hlist_del_init(&e->colision);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&mdev->req_lock);
+	if (e->flags & EE_CALL_AL_COMPLETE_IO)
+		drbd_al_complete_io(mdev, e->sector);
+
 out_interrupted:
 	/* yes, the epoch_size now is imbalanced.
 	 * but we drop the connection anyways, so we don't have a chance to
@@ -2202,6 +2219,14 @@ submit:
 	if (drbd_submit_ee(mdev, e, READ, fault_type) == 0)
 		return TRUE;
 
+	/* drbd_submit_ee currently fails for one reason only:
+	 * not being able to allocate enough bios.
+	 * Is dropping the connection going to help? */
+	spin_lock_irq(&mdev->req_lock);
+	list_del(&e->w.list);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&mdev->req_lock);
+	/* no drbd_rs_complete_io(), we are dropping the connection anyways */
+
 out_free_e:
 	put_ldev(mdev);
 	drbd_free_ee(mdev, e);
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_worker.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_worker.c
index 88be45ad84ed..f12822d53867 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_worker.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_worker.c
@@ -387,6 +387,13 @@ static int read_for_csum(struct drbd_conf *mdev, sector_t sector, int size)
 	if (drbd_submit_ee(mdev, e, READ, DRBD_FAULT_RS_RD) == 0)
 		return 0;
 
+	/* drbd_submit_ee currently fails for one reason only:
+	 * not being able to allocate enough bios.
+	 * Is dropping the connection going to help? */
+	spin_lock_irq(&mdev->req_lock);
+	list_del(&e->w.list);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&mdev->req_lock);
+
 	drbd_free_ee(mdev, e);
 defer:
 	put_ldev(mdev);
diff --git a/include/linux/drbd.h b/include/linux/drbd.h
index 5e72a5d3d48f..da7d9bd4f3f0 100644
--- a/include/linux/drbd.h
+++ b/include/linux/drbd.h
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@
 
 
 extern const char *drbd_buildtag(void);
-#define REL_VERSION "8.3.8.1"
+#define REL_VERSION "8.3.9rc1"
 #define API_VERSION 88
 #define PRO_VERSION_MIN 86
-#define PRO_VERSION_MAX 94
+#define PRO_VERSION_MAX 95
 
 
 enum drbd_io_error_p {