diff --git a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
index f60b07b0feb0..d0fae4ce9ba5 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
@@ -3304,8 +3304,8 @@ static void con_put(struct ceph_connection *con)
 {
 	struct ceph_mds_session *s = con->private;
 
+	dout("mdsc con_put %p (%d)\n", s, atomic_read(&s->s_ref) - 1);
 	ceph_put_mds_session(s);
-	dout("mdsc con_put %p (%d)\n", s, atomic_read(&s->s_ref));
 }
 
 /*