diff --git a/src/runtime/chan.go b/src/runtime/chan.go
index 0049701826..0eb87df74f 100644
--- a/src/runtime/chan.go
+++ b/src/runtime/chan.go
@@ -630,6 +630,7 @@ func (q *waitq) dequeue() *sudog {
 			return nil
 		}
 		q.first = sgp.next
+		sgp.next = nil
 		if q.last == sgp {
 			q.last = nil
 		}
diff --git a/src/runtime/mgc0.go b/src/runtime/mgc0.go
index 3a7204b54f..cbf5e9cfde 100644
--- a/src/runtime/mgc0.go
+++ b/src/runtime/mgc0.go
@@ -51,10 +51,26 @@ func clearpools() {
 		if c := p.mcache; c != nil {
 			c.tiny = nil
 			c.tinysize = 0
+
+			// disconnect cached list before dropping it on the floor,
+			// so that a dangling ref to one entry does not pin all of them.
+			var sg, sgnext *sudog
+			for sg = c.sudogcache; sg != nil; sg = sgnext {
+				sgnext = sg.next
+				sg.next = nil
+			}
 			c.sudogcache = nil
 		}
+
 		// clear defer pools
 		for i := range p.deferpool {
+			// disconnect cached list before dropping it on the floor,
+			// so that a dangling ref to one entry does not pin all of them.
+			var d, dlink *_defer
+			for d = p.deferpool[i]; d != nil; d = dlink {
+				dlink = d.link
+				d.link = nil
+			}
 			p.deferpool[i] = nil
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/runtime/proc.go b/src/runtime/proc.go
index 5b8c7d8ae9..517ca03df6 100644
--- a/src/runtime/proc.go
+++ b/src/runtime/proc.go
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ func acquireSudog() *sudog {
 			gothrow("acquireSudog: found s.elem != nil in cache")
 		}
 		c.sudogcache = s.next
+		s.next = nil
 		return s
 	}
 
@@ -177,6 +178,15 @@ func releaseSudog(s *sudog) {
 	if s.selectdone != nil {
 		gothrow("runtime: sudog with non-nil selectdone")
 	}
+	if s.next != nil {
+		gothrow("runtime: sudog with non-nil next")
+	}
+	if s.prev != nil {
+		gothrow("runtime: sudog with non-nil prev")
+	}
+	if s.waitlink != nil {
+		gothrow("runtime: sudog with non-nil waitlink")
+	}
 	gp := getg()
 	if gp.param != nil {
 		gothrow("runtime: releaseSudog with non-nil gp.param")
diff --git a/src/runtime/select.go b/src/runtime/select.go
index efe68c1f5c..f735a71e2f 100644
--- a/src/runtime/select.go
+++ b/src/runtime/select.go
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ loop:
 			}
 		}
 		sgnext = sglist.waitlink
+		sglist.waitlink = nil
 		releaseSudog(sglist)
 		sglist = sgnext
 	}
@@ -641,6 +642,7 @@ func (q *waitq) dequeueSudoG(s *sudog) {
 			if q.last == sgp {
 				q.last = prevsgp
 			}
+			s.next = nil
 			return
 		}
 		l = &sgp.next
diff --git a/src/runtime/sema.go b/src/runtime/sema.go
index d2a028c01b..26dbd30ea3 100644
--- a/src/runtime/sema.go
+++ b/src/runtime/sema.go
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ func syncsemacquire(s *syncSema) {
 		}
 		unlock(&s.lock)
 		if wake != nil {
+			wake.next = nil
 			goready(wake.g)
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -242,6 +243,7 @@ func syncsemrelease(s *syncSema, n uint32) {
 		if wake.releasetime != 0 {
 			wake.releasetime = cputicks()
 		}
+		wake.next = nil
 		goready(wake.g)
 		n--
 	}
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue9110.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue9110.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..729463305e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue9110.go
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+// run
+
+// Copyright 2014 The Go Authors.  All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// Scenario that used to leak arbitrarily many SudoG structs.
+// See golang.org/issue/9110.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"runtime"
+	"runtime/debug"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	debug.SetGCPercent(1000000) // only GC when we ask for GC
+
+	var stats, stats1, stats2 runtime.MemStats
+
+	release := func() {}
+	for i := 0; i < 20; i++ {
+		if i == 10 {
+			// Should be warmed up by now.
+			runtime.ReadMemStats(&stats1)
+		}
+
+		c := make(chan int)
+		for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+			go func() {
+				select {
+				case <-c:
+				case <-c:
+				case <-c:
+				}
+			}()
+		}
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Millisecond)
+		release()
+
+		close(c) // let select put its sudog's into the cache
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Millisecond)
+
+		// pick up top sudog
+		var cond1 sync.Cond
+		var mu1 sync.Mutex
+		cond1.L = &mu1
+		go func() {
+			mu1.Lock()
+			cond1.Wait()
+			mu1.Unlock()
+		}()
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Millisecond)
+
+		// pick up next sudog
+		var cond2 sync.Cond
+		var mu2 sync.Mutex
+		cond2.L = &mu2
+		go func() {
+			mu2.Lock()
+			cond2.Wait()
+			mu2.Unlock()
+		}()
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Millisecond)
+
+		// put top sudog back
+		cond1.Broadcast()
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Millisecond)
+
+		// drop cache on floor
+		runtime.GC()
+
+		// release cond2 after select has gotten to run
+		release = func() {
+			cond2.Broadcast()
+			time.Sleep(1 * time.Millisecond)
+		}
+	}
+
+	runtime.GC()
+
+	runtime.ReadMemStats(&stats2)
+
+	if int(stats2.HeapObjects)-int(stats1.HeapObjects) > 20 { // normally at most 1 or 2; was 300 with leak
+		print("BUG: object leak: ", stats.HeapObjects, " -> ", stats1.HeapObjects, " -> ", stats2.HeapObjects, "\n")
+	}
+}