diff --git a/net/ceph/osd_client.c b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
index b7d633cc96a6..b098e7b591f0 100644
--- a/net/ceph/osd_client.c
+++ b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
@@ -841,6 +841,12 @@ static void register_request(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 static void __unregister_request(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 				 struct ceph_osd_request *req)
 {
+	if (RB_EMPTY_NODE(&req->r_node)) {
+		dout("__unregister_request %p tid %lld not registered\n",
+			req, req->r_tid);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	dout("__unregister_request %p tid %lld\n", req, req->r_tid);
 	rb_erase(&req->r_node, &osdc->requests);
 	osdc->num_requests--;