spin_lock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
        list_for_each_safe(tmp, tmp2, &server->pending_mid_q) {
                mid_entry = list_entry(tmp, struct mid_q_entry, qhead);
+               kref_get(&mid_entry->refcount);
                if (mid_entry->mid_state == MID_REQUEST_SUBMITTED)
                        mid_entry->mid_state = MID_RETRY_NEEDED;
                list_move(&mid_entry->qhead, &retry_list);
+               mid_entry->mid_flags |= MID_DELETED;
        }
        spin_unlock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
        mutex_unlock(&server->srv_mutex);
                mid_entry = list_entry(tmp, struct mid_q_entry, qhead);
                list_del_init(&mid_entry->qhead);
                mid_entry->callback(mid_entry);
+               cifs_mid_q_entry_release(mid_entry);
        }
 
        if (cifs_rdma_enabled(server)) {
        if (mid->mid_flags & MID_DELETED)
                printk_once(KERN_WARNING
                            "trying to dequeue a deleted mid\n");
-       else
+       else {
                list_del_init(&mid->qhead);
+               mid->mid_flags |= MID_DELETED;
+       }
        spin_unlock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
 }
 
                list_for_each_safe(tmp, tmp2, &server->pending_mid_q) {
                        mid_entry = list_entry(tmp, struct mid_q_entry, qhead);
                        cifs_dbg(FYI, "Clearing mid 0x%llx\n", mid_entry->mid);
+                       kref_get(&mid_entry->refcount);
                        mid_entry->mid_state = MID_SHUTDOWN;
                        list_move(&mid_entry->qhead, &dispose_list);
+                       mid_entry->mid_flags |= MID_DELETED;
                }
                spin_unlock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
 
                        cifs_dbg(FYI, "Callback mid 0x%llx\n", mid_entry->mid);
                        list_del_init(&mid_entry->qhead);
                        mid_entry->callback(mid_entry);
+                       cifs_mid_q_entry_release(mid_entry);
                }
                /* 1/8th of sec is more than enough time for them to exit */
                msleep(125);
 
 
 static void _cifs_mid_q_entry_release(struct kref *refcount)
 {
-       struct mid_q_entry *mid = container_of(refcount, struct mid_q_entry,
-                                              refcount);
-
-       mempool_free(mid, cifs_mid_poolp);
-}
-
-void cifs_mid_q_entry_release(struct mid_q_entry *midEntry)
-{
-       spin_lock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
-       kref_put(&midEntry->refcount, _cifs_mid_q_entry_release);
-       spin_unlock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
-}
-
-void
-DeleteMidQEntry(struct mid_q_entry *midEntry)
-{
+       struct mid_q_entry *midEntry =
+                       container_of(refcount, struct mid_q_entry, refcount);
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_STATS2
        __le16 command = midEntry->server->vals->lock_cmd;
        __u16 smb_cmd = le16_to_cpu(midEntry->command);
                }
        }
 #endif
+
+       mempool_free(midEntry, cifs_mid_poolp);
+}
+
+void cifs_mid_q_entry_release(struct mid_q_entry *midEntry)
+{
+       spin_lock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
+       kref_put(&midEntry->refcount, _cifs_mid_q_entry_release);
+       spin_unlock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
+}
+
+void DeleteMidQEntry(struct mid_q_entry *midEntry)
+{
        cifs_mid_q_entry_release(midEntry);
 }
 
 cifs_delete_mid(struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 {
        spin_lock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
-       list_del_init(&mid->qhead);
-       mid->mid_flags |= MID_DELETED;
+       if (!(mid->mid_flags & MID_DELETED)) {
+               list_del_init(&mid->qhead);
+               mid->mid_flags |= MID_DELETED;
+       }
        spin_unlock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
 
        DeleteMidQEntry(mid);
                rc = -EHOSTDOWN;
                break;
        default:
-               list_del_init(&mid->qhead);
+               if (!(mid->mid_flags & MID_DELETED)) {
+                       list_del_init(&mid->qhead);
+                       mid->mid_flags |= MID_DELETED;
+               }
                cifs_server_dbg(VFS, "%s: invalid mid state mid=%llu state=%d\n",
                         __func__, mid->mid, mid->mid_state);
                rc = -EIO;