diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev.c b/fs/fuse/dev.c
index c8b197e..ec83b10 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dev.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev.c
@@ -127,6 +127,16 @@
 	return !fc->initialized || (for_background && fc->blocked);
 }
 
+static void fuse_drop_waiting(struct fuse_conn *fc)
+{
+	if (fc->connected) {
+		atomic_dec(&fc->num_waiting);
+	} else if (atomic_dec_and_test(&fc->num_waiting)) {
+		/* wake up aborters */
+		wake_up_all(&fc->blocked_waitq);
+	}
+}
+
 static struct fuse_req *__fuse_get_req(struct fuse_conn *fc, unsigned npages,
 				       bool for_background)
 {
@@ -175,7 +185,7 @@
 	return req;
 
  out:
-	atomic_dec(&fc->num_waiting);
+	fuse_drop_waiting(fc);
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
@@ -285,7 +295,7 @@
 
 		if (test_bit(FR_WAITING, &req->flags)) {
 			__clear_bit(FR_WAITING, &req->flags);
-			atomic_dec(&fc->num_waiting);
+			fuse_drop_waiting(fc);
 		}
 
 		if (req->stolen_file)
@@ -371,7 +381,7 @@
 	struct fuse_iqueue *fiq = &fc->iq;
 
 	if (test_and_set_bit(FR_FINISHED, &req->flags))
-		goto out_put_req;
+		goto put_request;
 
 	spin_lock(&fiq->waitq.lock);
 	list_del_init(&req->intr_entry);
@@ -400,7 +410,7 @@
 	wake_up(&req->waitq);
 	if (req->end)
 		req->end(fc, req);
-out_put_req:
+put_request:
 	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
 }
 
@@ -2143,6 +2153,11 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fuse_abort_conn);
 
+void fuse_wait_aborted(struct fuse_conn *fc)
+{
+	wait_event(fc->blocked_waitq, atomic_read(&fc->num_waiting) == 0);
+}
+
 int fuse_dev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct fuse_dev *fud = fuse_get_dev(file);