diff --git a/fs/ceph/caps.c b/fs/ceph/caps.c
index 0e5bd3e3344e..1d02648788e3 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/caps.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/caps.c
@@ -341,6 +341,8 @@ void ceph_reservation_status(struct ceph_fs_client *fsc,
 {
 	struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc = fsc->mdsc;
 
+	spin_lock(&mdsc->caps_list_lock);
+
 	if (total)
 		*total = mdsc->caps_total_count;
 	if (avail)
@@ -351,6 +353,8 @@ void ceph_reservation_status(struct ceph_fs_client *fsc,
 		*reserved = mdsc->caps_reserve_count;
 	if (min)
 		*min = mdsc->caps_min_count;
+
+	spin_unlock(&mdsc->caps_list_lock);
 }
 
 /*