diff --git a/drivers/android/binder.c b/drivers/android/binder.c
index 7ac1816d45c80..020aadc4f0a9d 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder.c
+++ b/drivers/android/binder.c
@@ -1965,6 +1965,7 @@ static void binder_deferred_fd_close(int fd)
 }
 
 static void binder_transaction_buffer_release(struct binder_proc *proc,
+					      struct binder_thread *thread,
 					      struct binder_buffer *buffer,
 					      binder_size_t failed_at,
 					      bool is_failure)
@@ -2124,8 +2125,16 @@ static void binder_transaction_buffer_release(struct binder_proc *proc,
 						&proc->alloc, &fd, buffer,
 						offset, sizeof(fd));
 				WARN_ON(err);
-				if (!err)
+				if (!err) {
 					binder_deferred_fd_close(fd);
+					/*
+					 * Need to make sure the thread goes
+					 * back to userspace to complete the
+					 * deferred close
+					 */
+					if (thread)
+						thread->looper_need_return = true;
+				}
 			}
 		} break;
 		default:
@@ -3206,7 +3215,7 @@ err_bad_parent:
 err_copy_data_failed:
 	binder_free_txn_fixups(t);
 	trace_binder_transaction_failed_buffer_release(t->buffer);
-	binder_transaction_buffer_release(target_proc, t->buffer,
+	binder_transaction_buffer_release(target_proc, NULL, t->buffer,
 					  buffer_offset, true);
 	if (target_node)
 		binder_dec_node_tmpref(target_node);
@@ -3285,7 +3294,9 @@ err_invalid_target_handle:
  * Cleanup buffer and free it.
  */
 static void
-binder_free_buf(struct binder_proc *proc, struct binder_buffer *buffer)
+binder_free_buf(struct binder_proc *proc,
+		struct binder_thread *thread,
+		struct binder_buffer *buffer)
 {
 	binder_inner_proc_lock(proc);
 	if (buffer->transaction) {
@@ -3313,7 +3324,7 @@ binder_free_buf(struct binder_proc *proc, struct binder_buffer *buffer)
 		binder_node_inner_unlock(buf_node);
 	}
 	trace_binder_transaction_buffer_release(buffer);
-	binder_transaction_buffer_release(proc, buffer, 0, false);
+	binder_transaction_buffer_release(proc, thread, buffer, 0, false);
 	binder_alloc_free_buf(&proc->alloc, buffer);
 }
 
@@ -3507,7 +3518,7 @@ static int binder_thread_write(struct binder_proc *proc,
 				     proc->pid, thread->pid, (u64)data_ptr,
 				     buffer->debug_id,
 				     buffer->transaction ? "active" : "finished");
-			binder_free_buf(proc, buffer);
+			binder_free_buf(proc, thread, buffer);
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -4194,7 +4205,7 @@ retry:
 			buffer->transaction = NULL;
 			binder_cleanup_transaction(t, "fd fixups failed",
 						   BR_FAILED_REPLY);
-			binder_free_buf(proc, buffer);
+			binder_free_buf(proc, thread, buffer);
 			binder_debug(BINDER_DEBUG_FAILED_TRANSACTION,
 				     "%d:%d %stransaction %d fd fixups failed %d/%d, line %d\n",
 				     proc->pid, thread->pid,