diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
index d07c9f7..0c03411 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
@@ -449,6 +449,14 @@
 		req->errors++;
 		nbd_end_request(req);
 	}
+
+	while (!list_empty(&nbd->waiting_queue)) {
+		req = list_entry(nbd->waiting_queue.next, struct request,
+				 queuelist);
+		list_del_init(&req->queuelist);
+		req->errors++;
+		nbd_end_request(req);
+	}
 }
 
 
@@ -598,6 +606,7 @@
 		nbd->file = NULL;
 		nbd_clear_que(nbd);
 		BUG_ON(!list_empty(&nbd->queue_head));
+		BUG_ON(!list_empty(&nbd->waiting_queue));
 		if (file)
 			fput(file);
 		return 0;