diff --git a/cmd/cmount/fs.go b/cmd/cmount/fs.go
index b0a5e511e..335bfb39e 100644
--- a/cmd/cmount/fs.go
+++ b/cmd/cmount/fs.go
@@ -388,7 +388,11 @@ func (fsys *FS) Release(path string, fh uint64) (errc int) {
 		return errc
 	}
 	_ = fsys.closeHandle(fh)
-	return translateError(handle.Release())
+	// Run the Release asynchronously, ignoring errors
+	go func() {
+		_ = handle.Release()
+	}()
+	return 0
 }
 
 // Unlink removes a file.
diff --git a/cmd/mount/handle.go b/cmd/mount/handle.go
index 2c049abc9..815f15d77 100644
--- a/cmd/mount/handle.go
+++ b/cmd/mount/handle.go
@@ -80,5 +80,9 @@ var _ fusefs.HandleReleaser = (*FileHandle)(nil)
 // the kernel
 func (fh *FileHandle) Release(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.ReleaseRequest) (err error) {
 	defer log.Trace(fh, "")("err=%v", &err)
-	return translateError(fh.Handle.Release())
+	// Run the Release asynchronously, ignoring errors
+	go func() {
+		_ = fh.Handle.Release()
+	}()
+	return nil
 }