diff --git a/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c b/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c
index a2724b77221d..6d153e70c87b 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c
@@ -857,6 +857,7 @@ static int virtio_fs_enqueue_req(struct virtio_fs_vq *fsvq,
 	unsigned int i;
 	int ret;
 	bool notify;
+	struct fuse_pqueue *fpq;
 
 	/* Does the sglist fit on the stack? */
 	total_sgs = sg_count_fuse_req(req);
@@ -911,6 +912,15 @@ static int virtio_fs_enqueue_req(struct virtio_fs_vq *fsvq,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	/* Request successfully sent. */
+	fpq = &fsvq->fud->pq;
+	spin_lock(&fpq->lock);
+	list_add_tail(&req->list, fpq->processing);
+	spin_unlock(&fpq->lock);
+	set_bit(FR_SENT, &req->flags);
+	/* matches barrier in request_wait_answer() */
+	smp_mb__after_atomic();
+
 	fsvq->in_flight++;
 	notify = virtqueue_kick_prepare(vq);
 
@@ -939,7 +949,6 @@ __releases(fiq->lock)
 	struct virtio_fs *fs;
 	struct fuse_conn *fc;
 	struct fuse_req *req;
-	struct fuse_pqueue *fpq;
 	struct virtio_fs_vq *fsvq;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -958,14 +967,6 @@ __releases(fiq->lock)
 		 req->in.h.nodeid, req->in.h.len,
 		 fuse_len_args(req->args->out_numargs, req->args->out_args));
 
-	fpq = &fs->vqs[queue_id].fud->pq;
-	spin_lock(&fpq->lock);
-	list_add_tail(&req->list, fpq->processing);
-	spin_unlock(&fpq->lock);
-	set_bit(FR_SENT, &req->flags);
-	/* matches barrier in request_wait_answer() */
-	smp_mb__after_atomic();
-
 retry:
 	fsvq = &fs->vqs[queue_id];
 	ret = virtio_fs_enqueue_req(fsvq, req);
@@ -978,10 +979,6 @@ retry:
 		}
 		req->out.h.error = ret;
 		pr_err("virtio-fs: virtio_fs_enqueue_req() failed %d\n", ret);
-		spin_lock(&fpq->lock);
-		clear_bit(FR_SENT, &req->flags);
-		list_del_init(&req->list);
-		spin_unlock(&fpq->lock);
 
 		/* Can't end request in submission context. Use a worker */
 		spin_lock(&fsvq->lock);