diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/ondemand.c b/fs/cachefiles/ondemand.c
index 3dd002108a87..bb94ef6a6f61 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/ondemand.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/ondemand.c
@@ -305,7 +305,6 @@ ssize_t cachefiles_ondemand_daemon_read(struct cachefiles_cache *cache,
 {
 	struct cachefiles_req *req;
 	struct cachefiles_msg *msg;
-	unsigned long id = 0;
 	size_t n;
 	int ret = 0;
 	XA_STATE(xas, &cache->reqs, cache->req_id_next);
@@ -340,49 +339,37 @@ ssize_t cachefiles_ondemand_daemon_read(struct cachefiles_cache *cache,
 	cachefiles_grab_object(req->object, cachefiles_obj_get_read_req);
 	xa_unlock(&cache->reqs);
 
-	id = xas.xa_index;
-
 	if (msg->opcode == CACHEFILES_OP_OPEN) {
 		ret = cachefiles_ondemand_get_fd(req);
 		if (ret) {
 			cachefiles_ondemand_set_object_close(req->object);
-			goto error;
+			goto out;
 		}
 	}
 
-	msg->msg_id = id;
+	msg->msg_id = xas.xa_index;
 	msg->object_id = req->object->ondemand->ondemand_id;
 
 	if (copy_to_user(_buffer, msg, n) != 0) {
 		ret = -EFAULT;
-		goto err_put_fd;
+		if (msg->opcode == CACHEFILES_OP_OPEN)
+			close_fd(((struct cachefiles_open *)msg->data)->fd);
 	}
-
+out:
 	cachefiles_put_object(req->object, cachefiles_obj_put_read_req);
-	/* CLOSE request has no reply */
-	if (msg->opcode == CACHEFILES_OP_CLOSE) {
-		xa_erase(&cache->reqs, id);
-		complete(&req->done);
+	/* Remove error request and CLOSE request has no reply */
+	if (ret || msg->opcode == CACHEFILES_OP_CLOSE) {
+		xas_reset(&xas);
+		xas_lock(&xas);
+		if (xas_load(&xas) == req) {
+			req->error = ret;
+			complete(&req->done);
+			xas_store(&xas, NULL);
+		}
+		xas_unlock(&xas);
 	}
-
 	cachefiles_req_put(req);
-	return n;
-
-err_put_fd:
-	if (msg->opcode == CACHEFILES_OP_OPEN)
-		close_fd(((struct cachefiles_open *)msg->data)->fd);
-error:
-	cachefiles_put_object(req->object, cachefiles_obj_put_read_req);
-	xas_reset(&xas);
-	xas_lock(&xas);
-	if (xas_load(&xas) == req) {
-		req->error = ret;
-		complete(&req->done);
-		xas_store(&xas, NULL);
-	}
-	xas_unlock(&xas);
-	cachefiles_req_put(req);
-	return ret;
+	return ret ? ret : n;
 }
 
 typedef int (*init_req_fn)(struct cachefiles_req *req, void *private);