diff --git a/drivers/misc/fastrpc.c b/drivers/misc/fastrpc.c
index 4f01ebfa6f95..12dcd2e737c3 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/fastrpc.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/fastrpc.c
@@ -1889,9 +1889,6 @@ static int fastrpc_req_munmap_impl(struct fastrpc_user *fl, struct fastrpc_buf *
 				      &args[0]);
 	if (!err) {
 		dev_dbg(dev, "unmmap\tpt 0x%09lx OK\n", buf->raddr);
-		spin_lock(&fl->lock);
-		list_del(&buf->node);
-		spin_unlock(&fl->lock);
 		fastrpc_buf_free(buf);
 	} else {
 		dev_err(dev, "unmmap\tpt 0x%09lx ERROR\n", buf->raddr);
@@ -1905,6 +1902,7 @@ static int fastrpc_req_munmap(struct fastrpc_user *fl, char __user *argp)
 	struct fastrpc_buf *buf = NULL, *iter, *b;
 	struct fastrpc_req_munmap req;
 	struct device *dev = fl->sctx->dev;
+	int err;
 
 	if (copy_from_user(&req, argp, sizeof(req)))
 		return -EFAULT;
@@ -1912,6 +1910,7 @@ static int fastrpc_req_munmap(struct fastrpc_user *fl, char __user *argp)
 	spin_lock(&fl->lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(iter, b, &fl->mmaps, node) {
 		if ((iter->raddr == req.vaddrout) && (iter->size == req.size)) {
+			list_del(&iter->node);
 			buf = iter;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -1924,7 +1923,14 @@ static int fastrpc_req_munmap(struct fastrpc_user *fl, char __user *argp)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	return fastrpc_req_munmap_impl(fl, buf);
+	err = fastrpc_req_munmap_impl(fl, buf);
+	if (err) {
+		spin_lock(&fl->lock);
+		list_add_tail(&buf->node, &fl->mmaps);
+		spin_unlock(&fl->lock);
+	}
+
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int fastrpc_req_mmap(struct fastrpc_user *fl, char __user *argp)