diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index 95d712d44ca1..6fae66cc096a 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fuse_dev_free);
 
 int fuse_fill_super_common(struct super_block *sb, struct fuse_fs_context *ctx)
 {
-	struct fuse_dev *fud;
+	struct fuse_dev *fud = NULL;
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn_super(sb);
 	struct inode *root;
 	struct dentry *root_dentry;
@@ -1155,9 +1155,12 @@ int fuse_fill_super_common(struct super_block *sb, struct fuse_fs_context *ctx)
 	if (sb->s_user_ns != &init_user_ns)
 		sb->s_xattr = fuse_no_acl_xattr_handlers;
 
-	fud = fuse_dev_alloc_install(fc);
-	if (!fud)
-		goto err;
+	if (ctx->fudptr) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		fud = fuse_dev_alloc_install(fc);
+		if (!fud)
+			goto err;
+	}
 
 	fc->dev = sb->s_dev;
 	fc->sb = sb;
@@ -1191,7 +1194,7 @@ int fuse_fill_super_common(struct super_block *sb, struct fuse_fs_context *ctx)
 
 	mutex_lock(&fuse_mutex);
 	err = -EINVAL;
-	if (*ctx->fudptr)
+	if (ctx->fudptr && *ctx->fudptr)
 		goto err_unlock;
 
 	err = fuse_ctl_add_conn(fc);
@@ -1200,7 +1203,8 @@ int fuse_fill_super_common(struct super_block *sb, struct fuse_fs_context *ctx)
 
 	list_add_tail(&fc->entry, &fuse_conn_list);
 	sb->s_root = root_dentry;
-	*ctx->fudptr = fud;
+	if (ctx->fudptr)
+		*ctx->fudptr = fud;
 	mutex_unlock(&fuse_mutex);
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1208,7 +1212,8 @@ int fuse_fill_super_common(struct super_block *sb, struct fuse_fs_context *ctx)
 	mutex_unlock(&fuse_mutex);
 	dput(root_dentry);
  err_dev_free:
-	fuse_dev_free(fud);
+	if (fud)
+		fuse_dev_free(fud);
  err:
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c b/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c
index 0c6ef5d3c6ab..4c4ef5d69298 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ static int virtio_fs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb)
 
 	err = -ENOMEM;
 	/* Allocate fuse_dev for hiprio and notification queues */
-	for (i = 0; i < VQ_REQUEST; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < fs->nvqs; i++) {
 		struct virtio_fs_vq *fsvq = &fs->vqs[i];
 
 		fsvq->fud = fuse_dev_alloc();
@@ -1111,18 +1111,15 @@ static int virtio_fs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb)
 			goto err_free_fuse_devs;
 	}
 
-	ctx.fudptr = (void **)&fs->vqs[VQ_REQUEST].fud;
+	/* virtiofs allocates and installs its own fuse devices */
+	ctx.fudptr = NULL;
 	err = fuse_fill_super_common(sb, &ctx);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto err_free_fuse_devs;
 
-	fc = fs->vqs[VQ_REQUEST].fud->fc;
-
 	for (i = 0; i < fs->nvqs; i++) {
 		struct virtio_fs_vq *fsvq = &fs->vqs[i];
 
-		if (i == VQ_REQUEST)
-			continue; /* already initialized */
 		fuse_dev_install(fsvq->fud, fc);
 	}