diff --git a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_dev_frontend.c b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_dev_frontend.c
index 7487971f9f78..c1010f018bd8 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_dev_frontend.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_dev_frontend.c
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ static int xenbus_write_transaction(unsigned msg_type,
 			rc = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out;
 		}
-	} else {
+	} else if (msg_type == XS_TRANSACTION_END) {
 		list_for_each_entry(trans, &u->transactions, list)
 			if (trans->handle.id == u->u.msg.tx_id)
 				break;