diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev.c b/fs/fuse/dev.c
index c78f60e..cc6c290 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dev.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev.c
@@ -273,28 +273,41 @@
 			queue_interrupt(fc, req);
 	}
 
-	if (req->force) {
-		spin_unlock(&fc->lock);
-		wait_event(req->waitq, req->state == FUSE_REQ_FINISHED);
-		spin_lock(&fc->lock);
-	} else {
+	if (!req->force) {
 		sigset_t oldset;
 
 		/* Only fatal signals may interrupt this */
 		block_sigs(&oldset);
 		wait_answer_interruptible(fc, req);
 		restore_sigs(&oldset);
+
+		if (req->aborted)
+			goto aborted;
+		if (req->state == FUSE_REQ_FINISHED)
+			return;
+
+		/* Request is not yet in userspace, bail out */
+		if (req->state == FUSE_REQ_PENDING) {
+			list_del(&req->list);
+			__fuse_put_request(req);
+			req->out.h.error = -EINTR;
+			return;
+		}
 	}
 
-	if (req->aborted)
-		goto aborted;
-	if (req->state == FUSE_REQ_FINISHED)
- 		return;
+	/*
+	 * Either request is already in userspace, or it was forced.
+	 * Wait it out.
+	 */
+	spin_unlock(&fc->lock);
+	wait_event(req->waitq, req->state == FUSE_REQ_FINISHED);
+	spin_lock(&fc->lock);
 
-	req->out.h.error = -EINTR;
-	req->aborted = 1;
+	if (!req->aborted)
+		return;
 
  aborted:
+	BUG_ON(req->state != FUSE_REQ_FINISHED);
 	if (req->locked) {
 		/* This is uninterruptible sleep, because data is
 		   being copied to/from the buffers of req.  During
@@ -305,14 +318,6 @@
 		wait_event(req->waitq, !req->locked);
 		spin_lock(&fc->lock);
 	}
-	if (req->state == FUSE_REQ_PENDING) {
-		list_del(&req->list);
-		__fuse_put_request(req);
-	} else if (req->state == FUSE_REQ_SENT) {
-		spin_unlock(&fc->lock);
-		wait_event(req->waitq, req->state == FUSE_REQ_FINISHED);
-		spin_lock(&fc->lock);
-	}
 }
 
 static unsigned len_args(unsigned numargs, struct fuse_arg *args)