diff --git a/fs/ceph/caps.c b/fs/ceph/caps.c
index 7c692e746237fae0ea70da0a0b5f74cca4cb3082..619b61655ee5dd4496ca4ec6374849c09f892817 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/caps.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/caps.c
@@ -2708,6 +2708,7 @@ void ceph_handle_caps(struct ceph_mds_session *session,
 		 * along for the mds (who clearly thinks we still have this
 		 * cap).
 		 */
+		ceph_add_cap_releases(mdsc, session, -1);
 		ceph_send_cap_releases(mdsc, session);
 		goto done;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
index d28b6a9c0f96800210e2051e54cbe37b0af81334..1766947fc07ab0892027fd5a3fc042e552310275 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
@@ -1066,9 +1066,9 @@ static int trim_caps(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
  *
  * Called under s_mutex.
  */
-static int add_cap_releases(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
-			    struct ceph_mds_session *session,
-			    int extra)
+int ceph_add_cap_releases(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
+			  struct ceph_mds_session *session,
+			  int extra)
 {
 	struct ceph_msg *msg;
 	struct ceph_mds_cap_release *head;
@@ -1980,7 +1980,7 @@ static void handle_reply(struct ceph_mds_session *session, struct ceph_msg *msg)
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&mdsc->mutex);
 
-	add_cap_releases(mdsc, req->r_session, -1);
+	ceph_add_cap_releases(mdsc, req->r_session, -1);
 	mutex_unlock(&session->s_mutex);
 
 	/* kick calling process */
@@ -2690,7 +2690,7 @@ static void delayed_work(struct work_struct *work)
 			send_renew_caps(mdsc, s);
 		else
 			ceph_con_keepalive(&s->s_con);
-		add_cap_releases(mdsc, s, -1);
+		ceph_add_cap_releases(mdsc, s, -1);
 		if (s->s_state == CEPH_MDS_SESSION_OPEN ||
 		    s->s_state == CEPH_MDS_SESSION_HUNG)
 			ceph_send_cap_releases(mdsc, s);
diff --git a/fs/ceph/mds_client.h b/fs/ceph/mds_client.h
index e43752b526351e91cbb27a34459d551862b65df6..b292fa42a66d8026b49a0217ffc0b4e89f381497 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mds_client.h
+++ b/fs/ceph/mds_client.h
@@ -322,6 +322,9 @@ static inline void ceph_mdsc_put_request(struct ceph_mds_request *req)
 	kref_put(&req->r_kref, ceph_mdsc_release_request);
 }
 
+extern int ceph_add_cap_releases(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
+				 struct ceph_mds_session *session,
+				 int extra);
 extern void ceph_send_cap_releases(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
 				   struct ceph_mds_session *session);