diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev.c b/fs/fuse/dev.c
index 86b62a1d3746..b527d90ef74b 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dev.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev.c
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ static int fuse_ref_folio(struct fuse_copy_state *cs, struct folio *folio,
 	cs->nr_segs++;
 	cs->len = 0;
 
-	return 0;
+	return lock_request(cs->req);
 }
 
 /*