diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 0f42d7df067a..b6b0a4d304bb 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 1cac8cd4d146b60a7c70d778b5be928281b3b551
+refs/heads/master: c87059793dd02390b504b0292bdb024ffd68b822
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c b/trunk/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
index ff1be167eb04..bad8128b283a 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
@@ -165,8 +165,19 @@ static void vmbus_process_rescind_offer(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct vmbus_channel *channel = container_of(work,
 						     struct vmbus_channel,
 						     work);
+	unsigned long flags;
+	struct vmbus_channel_relid_released msg;
 
 	vmbus_device_unregister(channel->device_obj);
+	memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(struct vmbus_channel_relid_released));
+	msg.child_relid = channel->offermsg.child_relid;
+	msg.header.msgtype = CHANNELMSG_RELID_RELEASED;
+	vmbus_post_msg(&msg, sizeof(struct vmbus_channel_relid_released));
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&vmbus_connection.channel_lock, flags);
+	list_del(&channel->listentry);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vmbus_connection.channel_lock, flags);
+	free_channel(channel);
 }
 
 void vmbus_free_channels(void)