diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev.c b/fs/fuse/dev.c
index 9e0ed3e..155610f 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dev.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev.c
@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@
 	if (!fc->connected)
 		goto out;
 
+	err = -ECONNREFUSED;
+	if (fc->conn_error)
+		goto out;
+
 	req = fuse_request_alloc(npages);
 	err = -ENOMEM;
 	if (!req) {
@@ -498,8 +502,6 @@
 	spin_lock(&fc->lock);
 	if (!fc->connected)
 		req->out.h.error = -ENOTCONN;
-	else if (fc->conn_error)
-		req->out.h.error = -ECONNREFUSED;
 	else {
 		req->in.h.unique = fuse_get_unique(fc);
 		queue_request(fc, req);