diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev.c b/fs/fuse/dev.c
index c2af804..09c4ab1 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dev.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev.c
@@ -391,12 +391,19 @@
 	if (test_bit(FR_BACKGROUND, &req->flags)) {
 		spin_lock(&fc->lock);
 		clear_bit(FR_BACKGROUND, &req->flags);
-		if (fc->num_background == fc->max_background)
+		if (fc->num_background == fc->max_background) {
 			fc->blocked = 0;
-
-		/* Wake up next waiter, if any */
-		if (!fc->blocked && waitqueue_active(&fc->blocked_waitq))
 			wake_up(&fc->blocked_waitq);
+		} else if (!fc->blocked) {
+			/*
+			 * Wake up next waiter, if any.  It's okay to use
+			 * waitqueue_active(), as we've already synced up
+			 * fc->blocked with waiters with the wake_up() call
+			 * above.
+			 */
+			if (waitqueue_active(&fc->blocked_waitq))
+				wake_up(&fc->blocked_waitq);
+		}
 
 		if (fc->num_background == fc->congestion_threshold && fc->sb) {
 			clear_bdi_congested(fc->sb->s_bdi, BLK_RW_SYNC);