diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index ce0a2838ccd0..fca222dabe3c 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -367,11 +367,6 @@ void fuse_conn_kill(struct fuse_conn *fc)
 	wake_up_all(&fc->waitq);
 	wake_up_all(&fc->blocked_waitq);
 	wake_up_all(&fc->reserved_req_waitq);
-	mutex_lock(&fuse_mutex);
-	list_del(&fc->entry);
-	fuse_ctl_remove_conn(fc);
-	mutex_unlock(&fuse_mutex);
-	fuse_bdi_destroy(fc);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fuse_conn_kill);
 
@@ -380,7 +375,14 @@ static void fuse_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn_super(sb);
 
 	fuse_send_destroy(fc);
+
 	fuse_conn_kill(fc);
+	mutex_lock(&fuse_mutex);
+	list_del(&fc->entry);
+	fuse_ctl_remove_conn(fc);
+	mutex_unlock(&fuse_mutex);
+	fuse_bdi_destroy(fc);
+
 	fuse_conn_put(fc);
 }