diff --git a/fs/fscache/cookie.c b/fs/fscache/cookie.c
index 4304072161aa..40d61077bead 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/cookie.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/cookie.c
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ void __fscache_disable_cookie(struct fscache_cookie *cookie, bool invalidate)
 		hlist_for_each_entry(object, &cookie->backing_objects, cookie_link) {
 			if (invalidate)
 				set_bit(FSCACHE_OBJECT_RETIRED, &object->flags);
+			clear_bit(FSCACHE_OBJECT_PENDING_WRITE, &object->flags);
 			fscache_raise_event(object, FSCACHE_OBJECT_EV_KILL);
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -560,6 +561,10 @@ void __fscache_disable_cookie(struct fscache_cookie *cookie, bool invalidate)
 		wait_on_atomic_t(&cookie->n_active, fscache_wait_atomic_t,
 				 TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 
+	/* Make sure any pending writes are cancelled. */
+	if (cookie->def->type != FSCACHE_COOKIE_TYPE_INDEX)
+		fscache_invalidate_writes(cookie);
+
 	/* Reset the cookie state if it wasn't relinquished */
 	if (!test_bit(FSCACHE_COOKIE_RELINQUISHED, &cookie->flags)) {
 		atomic_inc(&cookie->n_active);
diff --git a/fs/fscache/object.c b/fs/fscache/object.c
index f3a024fcff81..7a182c87f378 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/object.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/object.c
@@ -650,6 +650,12 @@ static const struct fscache_state *fscache_kill_object(struct fscache_object *ob
 	fscache_mark_object_dead(object);
 	object->oob_event_mask = 0;
 
+	if (test_bit(FSCACHE_OBJECT_RETIRED, &object->flags)) {
+		/* Reject any new read/write ops and abort any that are pending. */
+		clear_bit(FSCACHE_OBJECT_PENDING_WRITE, &object->flags);
+		fscache_cancel_all_ops(object);
+	}
+
 	if (list_empty(&object->dependents) &&
 	    object->n_ops == 0 &&
 	    object->n_children == 0)