diff --git a/net/9p/trans_fd.c b/net/9p/trans_fd.c
index 9c9196d30a59..12ecacf0c55f 100644
--- a/net/9p/trans_fd.c
+++ b/net/9p/trans_fd.c
@@ -362,6 +362,10 @@ static void p9_read_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		if (m->rreq->status == REQ_STATUS_SENT) {
 			list_del(&m->rreq->req_list);
 			p9_client_cb(m->client, m->rreq, REQ_STATUS_RCVD);
+		} else if (m->rreq->status == REQ_STATUS_FLSHD) {
+			/* Ignore replies associated with a cancelled request. */
+			p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_TRANS,
+				 "Ignore replies associated with a cancelled request\n");
 		} else {
 			spin_unlock(&m->client->lock);
 			p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_ERROR,
@@ -703,11 +707,20 @@ static int p9_fd_cancelled(struct p9_client *client, struct p9_req_t *req)
 {
 	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_TRANS, "client %p req %p\n", client, req);
 
+	spin_lock(&client->lock);
+	/* Ignore cancelled request if message has been received
+	 * before lock.
+	 */
+	if (req->status == REQ_STATUS_RCVD) {
+		spin_unlock(&client->lock);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	/* we haven't received a response for oldreq,
 	 * remove it from the list.
 	 */
-	spin_lock(&client->lock);
 	list_del(&req->req_list);
+	req->status = REQ_STATUS_FLSHD;
 	spin_unlock(&client->lock);
 	p9_req_put(req);