diff --git a/fs/fscache/cookie.c b/fs/fscache/cookie.c
index 74920826d8f6..26a6d395737a 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/cookie.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/cookie.c
@@ -739,6 +739,9 @@ again_locked:
 		fallthrough;
 
 	case FSCACHE_COOKIE_STATE_FAILED:
+		if (test_and_clear_bit(FSCACHE_COOKIE_DO_INVALIDATE, &cookie->flags))
+			fscache_end_cookie_access(cookie, fscache_access_invalidate_cookie_end);
+
 		if (atomic_read(&cookie->n_accesses) != 0)
 			break;
 		if (test_bit(FSCACHE_COOKIE_DO_RELINQUISH, &cookie->flags)) {
@@ -1063,8 +1066,8 @@ void __fscache_invalidate(struct fscache_cookie *cookie,
 		return;
 
 	case FSCACHE_COOKIE_STATE_LOOKING_UP:
-		__fscache_begin_cookie_access(cookie, fscache_access_invalidate_cookie);
-		set_bit(FSCACHE_COOKIE_DO_INVALIDATE, &cookie->flags);
+		if (!test_and_set_bit(FSCACHE_COOKIE_DO_INVALIDATE, &cookie->flags))
+			__fscache_begin_cookie_access(cookie, fscache_access_invalidate_cookie);
 		fallthrough;
 	case FSCACHE_COOKIE_STATE_CREATING:
 		spin_unlock(&cookie->lock);