diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev.c b/fs/fuse/dev.c
index 817a0b1c5c25..6e63bcba2a40 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dev.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev.c
@@ -1272,6 +1272,15 @@ static ssize_t fuse_dev_do_read(struct fuse_dev *fud, struct file *file,
 		goto restart;
 	}
 	spin_lock(&fpq->lock);
+	/*
+	 *  Must not put request on fpq->io queue after having been shut down by
+	 *  fuse_abort_conn()
+	 */
+	if (!fpq->connected) {
+		req->out.h.error = err = -ECONNABORTED;
+		goto out_end;
+
+	}
 	list_add(&req->list, &fpq->io);
 	spin_unlock(&fpq->lock);
 	cs->req = req;