{
        struct fuse_req *req;
        sigset_t oldset;
+       int intr;
        int err;
 
+       atomic_inc(&fc->num_waiting);
        block_sigs(&oldset);
-       err = wait_event_interruptible(fc->blocked_waitq, !fc->blocked);
+       intr = wait_event_interruptible(fc->blocked_waitq, !fc->blocked);
        restore_sigs(&oldset);
-       if (err)
-               return ERR_PTR(-EINTR);
+       err = -EINTR;
+       if (intr)
+               goto out;
 
        req = fuse_request_alloc();
+       err = -ENOMEM;
        if (!req)
-               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+               goto out;
 
-       atomic_inc(&fc->num_waiting);
        fuse_request_init(req);
        req->in.h.uid = current->fsuid;
        req->in.h.gid = current->fsgid;
        req->in.h.pid = current->pid;
+       req->waiting = 1;
        return req;
+
+ out:
+       atomic_dec(&fc->num_waiting);
+       return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
 void fuse_put_request(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
 {
        if (atomic_dec_and_test(&req->count)) {
-               atomic_dec(&fc->num_waiting);
+               if (req->waiting)
+                       atomic_dec(&fc->num_waiting);
                fuse_request_free(req);
        }
 }
                len_args(req->in.numargs, (struct fuse_arg *) req->in.args);
        list_add_tail(&req->list, &fc->pending);
        req->state = FUSE_REQ_PENDING;
+       if (!req->waiting) {
+               req->waiting = 1;
+               atomic_inc(&fc->num_waiting);
+       }
        wake_up(&fc->waitq);
        kill_fasync(&fc->fasync, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
 }
 
        /** Data is being copied to/from the request */
        unsigned locked:1;
 
+       /** Request is counted as "waiting" */
+       unsigned waiting:1;
+
        /** State of the request */
        enum fuse_req_state state;