diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/internal.h b/fs/cachefiles/internal.h
index e0eac16e4741..94f59123726c 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/internal.h
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/internal.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ enum cachefiles_object_state {
 	CACHEFILES_ONDEMAND_OBJSTATE_CLOSE, /* Anonymous fd closed by daemon or initial state */
 	CACHEFILES_ONDEMAND_OBJSTATE_OPEN, /* Anonymous fd associated with object is available */
 	CACHEFILES_ONDEMAND_OBJSTATE_REOPENING, /* Object that was closed and is being reopened. */
+	CACHEFILES_ONDEMAND_OBJSTATE_DROPPING, /* Object is being dropped. */
 };
 
 struct cachefiles_ondemand_info {
@@ -335,6 +336,7 @@ cachefiles_ondemand_set_object_##_state(struct cachefiles_object *object) \
 CACHEFILES_OBJECT_STATE_FUNCS(open, OPEN);
 CACHEFILES_OBJECT_STATE_FUNCS(close, CLOSE);
 CACHEFILES_OBJECT_STATE_FUNCS(reopening, REOPENING);
+CACHEFILES_OBJECT_STATE_FUNCS(dropping, DROPPING);
 
 static inline bool cachefiles_ondemand_is_reopening_read(struct cachefiles_req *req)
 {
diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/ondemand.c b/fs/cachefiles/ondemand.c
index 4b39f0422e59..cc2de0e3ee60 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/ondemand.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/ondemand.c
@@ -494,7 +494,8 @@ static int cachefiles_ondemand_send_req(struct cachefiles_object *object,
 		 */
 		xas_lock(&xas);
 
-		if (test_bit(CACHEFILES_DEAD, &cache->flags)) {
+		if (test_bit(CACHEFILES_DEAD, &cache->flags) ||
+		    cachefiles_ondemand_object_is_dropping(object)) {
 			xas_unlock(&xas);
 			ret = -EIO;
 			goto out;
@@ -535,7 +536,8 @@ out:
 	 * If error occurs after creating the anonymous fd,
 	 * cachefiles_ondemand_fd_release() will set object to close.
 	 */
-	if (opcode == CACHEFILES_OP_OPEN)
+	if (opcode == CACHEFILES_OP_OPEN &&
+	    !cachefiles_ondemand_object_is_dropping(object))
 		cachefiles_ondemand_set_object_close(object);
 	kfree(req);
 	return ret;
@@ -634,8 +636,12 @@ int cachefiles_ondemand_init_object(struct cachefiles_object *object)
 
 void cachefiles_ondemand_clean_object(struct cachefiles_object *object)
 {
+	if (!object->ondemand)
+		return;
+
 	cachefiles_ondemand_send_req(object, CACHEFILES_OP_CLOSE, 0,
 			cachefiles_ondemand_init_close_req, NULL);
+	cachefiles_ondemand_set_object_dropping(object);
 }
 
 int cachefiles_ondemand_init_obj_info(struct cachefiles_object *object,