diff --git a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
index 319596d..f55f9f9 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
+++ b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
@@ -1121,6 +1121,9 @@
  */
 void fuse_conn_destroy(struct fuse_mount *fm);
 
+/* Drop the connection and free the fuse mount */
+void fuse_mount_destroy(struct fuse_mount *fm);
+
 /**
  * Add connection to control filesystem
  */
diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index 36cd031..12d49a1 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -457,14 +457,6 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static void fuse_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
-{
-	struct fuse_mount *fm = get_fuse_mount_super(sb);
-
-	fuse_conn_put(fm->fc);
-	kfree(fm);
-}
-
 static void convert_fuse_statfs(struct kstatfs *stbuf, struct fuse_kstatfs *attr)
 {
 	stbuf->f_type    = FUSE_SUPER_MAGIC;
@@ -1003,7 +995,6 @@
 	.evict_inode	= fuse_evict_inode,
 	.write_inode	= fuse_write_inode,
 	.drop_inode	= generic_delete_inode,
-	.put_super	= fuse_put_super,
 	.umount_begin	= fuse_umount_begin,
 	.statfs		= fuse_statfs,
 	.sync_fs	= fuse_sync_fs,
@@ -1424,20 +1415,17 @@
 	if (!fm)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	fm->fc = fuse_conn_get(fc);
 	fsc->s_fs_info = fm;
 	sb = sget_fc(fsc, NULL, set_anon_super_fc);
-	if (IS_ERR(sb)) {
-		kfree(fm);
+	if (fsc->s_fs_info)
+		fuse_mount_destroy(fm);
+	if (IS_ERR(sb))
 		return PTR_ERR(sb);
-	}
-	fm->fc = fuse_conn_get(fc);
 
 	/* Initialize superblock, making @mp_fi its root */
 	err = fuse_fill_super_submount(sb, mp_fi);
 	if (err) {
-		fuse_conn_put(fc);
-		kfree(fm);
-		sb->s_fs_info = NULL;
 		deactivate_locked_super(sb);
 		return err;
 	}
@@ -1569,8 +1557,6 @@
 {
 	struct fuse_fs_context *ctx = fsc->fs_private;
 	int err;
-	struct fuse_conn *fc;
-	struct fuse_mount *fm;
 
 	if (!ctx->file || !ctx->rootmode_present ||
 	    !ctx->user_id_present || !ctx->group_id_present)
@@ -1580,42 +1566,18 @@
 	 * Require mount to happen from the same user namespace which
 	 * opened /dev/fuse to prevent potential attacks.
 	 */
-	err = -EINVAL;
 	if ((ctx->file->f_op != &fuse_dev_operations) ||
 	    (ctx->file->f_cred->user_ns != sb->s_user_ns))
-		goto err;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	ctx->fudptr = &ctx->file->private_data;
 
-	fc = kmalloc(sizeof(*fc), GFP_KERNEL);
-	err = -ENOMEM;
-	if (!fc)
-		goto err;
-
-	fm = kzalloc(sizeof(*fm), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!fm) {
-		kfree(fc);
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	fuse_conn_init(fc, fm, sb->s_user_ns, &fuse_dev_fiq_ops, NULL);
-	fc->release = fuse_free_conn;
-
-	sb->s_fs_info = fm;
-
 	err = fuse_fill_super_common(sb, ctx);
 	if (err)
-		goto err_put_conn;
+		return err;
 	/* file->private_data shall be visible on all CPUs after this */
 	smp_mb();
 	fuse_send_init(get_fuse_mount_super(sb));
 	return 0;
-
- err_put_conn:
-	fuse_conn_put(fc);
-	kfree(fm);
-	sb->s_fs_info = NULL;
- err:
-	return err;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1637,22 +1599,40 @@
 {
 	struct fuse_fs_context *ctx = fsc->fs_private;
 	struct fuse_dev *fud;
+	struct fuse_conn *fc;
+	struct fuse_mount *fm;
 	struct super_block *sb;
 	int err;
 
+	fc = kmalloc(sizeof(*fc), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!fc)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	fm = kzalloc(sizeof(*fm), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!fm) {
+		kfree(fc);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	fuse_conn_init(fc, fm, fsc->user_ns, &fuse_dev_fiq_ops, NULL);
+	fc->release = fuse_free_conn;
+
+	fsc->s_fs_info = fm;
+
 	if (ctx->fd_present)
 		ctx->file = fget(ctx->fd);
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BLOCK) && ctx->is_bdev) {
 		err = get_tree_bdev(fsc, fuse_fill_super);
-		goto out_fput;
+		goto out;
 	}
 	/*
 	 * While block dev mount can be initialized with a dummy device fd
 	 * (found by device name), normal fuse mounts can't
 	 */
+	err = -EINVAL;
 	if (!ctx->file)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
 
 	/*
 	 * Allow creating a fuse mount with an already initialized fuse
@@ -1668,7 +1648,9 @@
 	} else {
 		err = get_tree_nodev(fsc, fuse_fill_super);
 	}
-out_fput:
+out:
+	if (fsc->s_fs_info)
+		fuse_mount_destroy(fm);
 	if (ctx->file)
 		fput(ctx->file);
 	return err;
@@ -1747,17 +1729,25 @@
 	struct fuse_mount *fm = get_fuse_mount_super(sb);
 	bool last;
 
-	if (fm) {
+	if (sb->s_root) {
 		last = fuse_mount_remove(fm);
 		if (last)
 			fuse_conn_destroy(fm);
 	}
 }
 
+void fuse_mount_destroy(struct fuse_mount *fm)
+{
+	fuse_conn_put(fm->fc);
+	kfree(fm);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(fuse_mount_destroy);
+
 static void fuse_kill_sb_anon(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	fuse_sb_destroy(sb);
 	kill_anon_super(sb);
+	fuse_mount_destroy(get_fuse_mount_super(sb));
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type fuse_fs_type = {
@@ -1775,6 +1765,7 @@
 {
 	fuse_sb_destroy(sb);
 	kill_block_super(sb);
+	fuse_mount_destroy(get_fuse_mount_super(sb));
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type fuseblk_fs_type = {
diff --git a/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c b/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c
index 0ad89c6..94fc874 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c
@@ -1394,12 +1394,13 @@
 	bool last;
 
 	/* If mount failed, we can still be called without any fc */
-	if (fm) {
+	if (sb->s_root) {
 		last = fuse_mount_remove(fm);
 		if (last)
 			virtio_fs_conn_destroy(fm);
 	}
 	kill_anon_super(sb);
+	fuse_mount_destroy(fm);
 }
 
 static int virtio_fs_test_super(struct super_block *sb,
@@ -1455,19 +1456,14 @@
 
 	fsc->s_fs_info = fm;
 	sb = sget_fc(fsc, virtio_fs_test_super, set_anon_super_fc);
-	if (fsc->s_fs_info) {
-		fuse_conn_put(fc);
-		kfree(fm);
-	}
+	if (fsc->s_fs_info)
+		fuse_mount_destroy(fm);
 	if (IS_ERR(sb))
 		return PTR_ERR(sb);
 
 	if (!sb->s_root) {
 		err = virtio_fs_fill_super(sb, fsc);
 		if (err) {
-			fuse_conn_put(fc);
-			kfree(fm);
-			sb->s_fs_info = NULL;
 			deactivate_locked_super(sb);
 			return err;
 		}