diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c
index 9c5c84946b05..773f4e2d3c1b 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c
@@ -472,12 +472,17 @@ int __req_mod(struct drbd_request *req, enum drbd_req_event what,
 		req->rq_state |= RQ_LOCAL_COMPLETED;
 		req->rq_state &= ~RQ_LOCAL_PENDING;
 
-		D_ASSERT(!(req->rq_state & RQ_NET_MASK));
+		if (req->rq_state & RQ_LOCAL_ABORTED) {
+			_req_may_be_done(req, m);
+			break;
+		}
 
 		__drbd_chk_io_error(mdev, false);
 
 	goto_queue_for_net_read:
 
+		D_ASSERT(!(req->rq_state & RQ_NET_MASK));
+
 		/* no point in retrying if there is no good remote data,
 		 * or we have no connection. */
 		if (mdev->state.pdsk != D_UP_TO_DATE) {