diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 6829af0125ea..ac45325b118c 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 584a8c13d58423462680907d4cc40d9929c9030a
+refs/heads/master: 759f42987f98915764bad922ee123acb0eadbe33
diff --git a/trunk/net/9p/trans_fd.c b/trunk/net/9p/trans_fd.c
index b2c308fffb8a..0031a8cf145d 100644
--- a/trunk/net/9p/trans_fd.c
+++ b/trunk/net/9p/trans_fd.c
@@ -453,12 +453,13 @@ static void p9_write_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 
 	if (!m->wsize) {
+		spin_lock(&m->client->lock);
 		if (list_empty(&m->unsent_req_list)) {
 			clear_bit(Wworksched, &m->wsched);
+			spin_unlock(&m->client->lock);
 			return;
 		}
 
-		spin_lock(&m->client->lock);
 		req = list_entry(m->unsent_req_list.next, struct p9_req_t,
 			       req_list);
 		req->status = REQ_STATUS_SENT;