diff --git a/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c b/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
index caf3418..f3a8b52 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
@@ -321,7 +321,8 @@
 	memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(struct vmbus_channel_relid_released));
 	msg.child_relid = relid;
 	msg.header.msgtype = CHANNELMSG_RELID_RELEASED;
-	vmbus_post_msg(&msg, sizeof(struct vmbus_channel_relid_released));
+	vmbus_post_msg(&msg, sizeof(struct vmbus_channel_relid_released),
+		       true);
 }
 
 void hv_event_tasklet_disable(struct vmbus_channel *channel)
@@ -728,7 +729,8 @@
 	init_completion(&vmbus_connection.unload_event);
 	memset(&hdr, 0, sizeof(struct vmbus_channel_message_header));
 	hdr.msgtype = CHANNELMSG_UNLOAD;
-	vmbus_post_msg(&hdr, sizeof(struct vmbus_channel_message_header));
+	vmbus_post_msg(&hdr, sizeof(struct vmbus_channel_message_header),
+		       !crash);
 
 	/*
 	 * vmbus_initiate_unload() is also called on crash and the crash can be
@@ -1116,8 +1118,8 @@
 	msg->msgtype = CHANNELMSG_REQUESTOFFERS;
 
 
-	ret = vmbus_post_msg(msg,
-			       sizeof(struct vmbus_channel_message_header));
+	ret = vmbus_post_msg(msg, sizeof(struct vmbus_channel_message_header),
+			     true);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		pr_err("Unable to request offers - %d\n", ret);