diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev.c b/fs/fuse/dev.c
index dadd617d826c..ed1abc9e33cf 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dev.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev.c
@@ -276,10 +276,12 @@ static void flush_bg_queue(struct fuse_conn *fc)
 void fuse_request_end(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
 {
 	struct fuse_iqueue *fiq = &fc->iq;
-	bool async = req->args->end;
+	bool async;
 
 	if (test_and_set_bit(FR_FINISHED, &req->flags))
 		goto put_request;
+
+	async = req->args->end;
 	/*
 	 * test_and_set_bit() implies smp_mb() between bit
 	 * changing and below intr_entry check. Pairs with