diff --git a/drivers/block/rbd.c b/drivers/block/rbd.c
index f8fd7d3c13ba..80f787b6226e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/rbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/rbd.c
@@ -2203,6 +2203,11 @@ static int rbd_img_request_fill(struct rbd_img_request *img_request,
 		rbd_segment_name_free(object_name);
 		if (!obj_request)
 			goto out_unwind;
+		/*
+		 * set obj_request->img_request before creating the
+		 * osd_request so that it gets the right snapc
+		 */
+		rbd_img_obj_request_add(img_request, obj_request);
 
 		if (type == OBJ_REQUEST_BIO) {
 			unsigned int clone_size;
@@ -2244,11 +2249,6 @@ static int rbd_img_request_fill(struct rbd_img_request *img_request,
 					obj_request->pages, length,
 					offset & ~PAGE_MASK, false, false);
 
-		/*
-		 * set obj_request->img_request before formatting
-		 * the osd_request so that it gets the right snapc
-		 */
-		rbd_img_obj_request_add(img_request, obj_request);
 		if (write_request)
 			rbd_osd_req_format_write(obj_request);
 		else