diff --git a/net/9p/trans_fd.c b/net/9p/trans_fd.c
index 872568cca926..3a56a888f939 100644
--- a/net/9p/trans_fd.c
+++ b/net/9p/trans_fd.c
@@ -711,10 +711,10 @@ static int p9_fd_cancelled(struct p9_client *client, struct p9_req_t *req)
 	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_TRANS, "client %p req %p\n", client, req);
 
 	spin_lock(&client->lock);
-	/* Ignore cancelled request if message has been received
-	 * before lock.
-	 */
-	if (req->status == REQ_STATUS_RCVD) {
+	/* Ignore cancelled request if status changed since the request was
+	 * processed in p9_client_flush()
+	*/
+	if (req->status != REQ_STATUS_SENT) {
 		spin_unlock(&client->lock);
 		return 0;
 	}