diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev.c b/fs/fuse/dev.c
index bc8a384..609875d 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dev.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev.c
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
  */
 static void request_end(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
 {
+	list_del(&req->list);
 	req->state = FUSE_REQ_FINISHED;
 	spin_unlock(&fuse_lock);
 	if (req->background) {
@@ -641,7 +642,7 @@
 
 	req = list_entry(fc->pending.next, struct fuse_req, list);
 	req->state = FUSE_REQ_READING;
-	list_del_init(&req->list);
+	list_move(&req->list, &fc->io);
 
 	in = &req->in;
 	reqsize = in->h.len;
@@ -675,7 +676,7 @@
 		request_end(fc, req);
 	else {
 		req->state = FUSE_REQ_SENT;
-		list_add_tail(&req->list, &fc->processing);
+		list_move_tail(&req->list, &fc->processing);
 		spin_unlock(&fuse_lock);
 	}
 	return reqsize;
@@ -768,7 +769,6 @@
 	if (!req)
 		goto err_unlock;
 
-	list_del_init(&req->list);
 	if (req->interrupted) {
 		spin_unlock(&fuse_lock);
 		fuse_copy_finish(&cs);
@@ -776,6 +776,7 @@
 		request_end(fc, req);
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
+	list_move(&req->list, &fc->io);
 	req->out.h = oh;
 	req->locked = 1;
 	cs.req = req;
@@ -835,7 +836,6 @@
 	while (!list_empty(head)) {
 		struct fuse_req *req;
 		req = list_entry(head->next, struct fuse_req, list);
-		list_del_init(&req->list);
 		req->out.h.error = -ECONNABORTED;
 		request_end(fc, req);
 		spin_lock(&fuse_lock);
diff --git a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
index 8cc87eb..5742253 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
+++ b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@
  * A request to the client
  */
 struct fuse_req {
-	/** This can be on either unused_list, pending or processing
-	    lists in fuse_conn */
+	/** This can be on either unused_list, pending processing or
+	    io lists in fuse_conn */
 	struct list_head list;
 
 	/** Entry on the background list */
@@ -223,6 +223,9 @@
 	/** The list of requests being processed */
 	struct list_head processing;
 
+	/** The list of requests under I/O */
+	struct list_head io;
+
 	/** Requests put in the background (RELEASE or any other
 	    interrupted request) */
 	struct list_head background;
diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index ceee75d..d7aaffe 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@
 		init_waitqueue_head(&fc->waitq);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fc->pending);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fc->processing);
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fc->io);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fc->unused_list);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fc->background);
 		sema_init(&fc->outstanding_sem, 1); /* One for INIT */