diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
index f00aa74..3738a32 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 extern void DeleteMidQEntry(struct mid_q_entry *midEntry);
 extern int cifs_call_async(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct kvec *iov,
 			   unsigned int nvec, mid_callback_t *callback,
-			   void *cbdata);
+			   void *cbdata, bool ignore_pend);
 extern int SendReceive(const unsigned int /* xid */ , struct cifsSesInfo *,
 			struct smb_hdr * /* input */ ,
 			struct smb_hdr * /* out */ ,
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index 8791c74..e0d2413 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@
 	iov.iov_base = smb;
 	iov.iov_len = be32_to_cpu(smb->hdr.smb_buf_length) + 4;
 
-	rc = cifs_call_async(server, &iov, 1, cifs_echo_callback, server);
+	rc = cifs_call_async(server, &iov, 1, cifs_echo_callback, server, true);
 	if (rc)
 		cFYI(1, "Echo request failed: %d", rc);
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/transport.c b/fs/cifs/transport.c
index 67f59c7..16bcc07 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/transport.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/transport.c
@@ -343,13 +343,14 @@
  */
 int
 cifs_call_async(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct kvec *iov,
-		unsigned int nvec, mid_callback_t *callback, void *cbdata)
+		unsigned int nvec, mid_callback_t *callback, void *cbdata,
+		bool ignore_pend)
 {
 	int rc;
 	struct mid_q_entry *mid;
 	struct smb_hdr *hdr = (struct smb_hdr *)iov[0].iov_base;
 
-	rc = wait_for_free_request(server, CIFS_ASYNC_OP);
+	rc = wait_for_free_request(server, ignore_pend ? CIFS_ASYNC_OP : 0);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;