diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c
index 6e9ef35a43a7..4cfd0f14c573 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c
@@ -821,6 +821,7 @@ static void ffs_user_copy_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 						   work);
 	int ret = io_data->status;
 	bool kiocb_has_eventfd = io_data->kiocb->ki_flags & IOCB_EVENTFD;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (io_data->read && ret > 0) {
 		kthread_use_mm(io_data->mm);
@@ -833,6 +834,11 @@ static void ffs_user_copy_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (io_data->ffs->ffs_eventfd && !kiocb_has_eventfd)
 		eventfd_signal(io_data->ffs->ffs_eventfd, 1);
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&io_data->ffs->eps_lock, flags);
+	usb_ep_free_request(io_data->ep, io_data->req);
+	io_data->req = NULL;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&io_data->ffs->eps_lock, flags);
+
 	if (io_data->read)
 		kfree(io_data->to_free);
 	ffs_free_buffer(io_data);
@@ -846,7 +852,6 @@ static void ffs_epfile_async_io_complete(struct usb_ep *_ep,
 	struct ffs_data *ffs = io_data->ffs;
 
 	io_data->status = req->status ? req->status : req->actual;
-	usb_ep_free_request(_ep, req);
 
 	INIT_WORK(&io_data->work, ffs_user_copy_worker);
 	queue_work(ffs->io_completion_wq, &io_data->work);