diff --git a/net/ceph/osd_client.c b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
index 7ebfe13267e6..ac7be7202faa 100644
--- a/net/ceph/osd_client.c
+++ b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
@@ -871,9 +871,9 @@ static void __unregister_request(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 			req->r_osd = NULL;
 	}
 
+	list_del_init(&req->r_req_lru_item);
 	ceph_osdc_put_request(req);
 
-	list_del_init(&req->r_req_lru_item);
 	if (osdc->num_requests == 0) {
 		dout(" no requests, canceling timeout\n");
 		__cancel_osd_timeout(osdc);