diff --git a/fs/ceph/ioctl.c b/fs/ceph/ioctl.c
index efbe082..2042fd1 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/ioctl.c
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@
 		return PTR_ERR(req);
 	req->r_inode = inode;
 	ihold(inode);
+	req->r_num_caps = 1;
+
 	req->r_inode_drop = CEPH_CAP_FILE_SHARED | CEPH_CAP_FILE_EXCL;
 
 	req->r_args.setlayout.layout.fl_stripe_unit =
@@ -154,6 +156,7 @@
 		return PTR_ERR(req);
 	req->r_inode = inode;
 	ihold(inode);
+	req->r_num_caps = 1;
 
 	req->r_args.setlayout.layout.fl_stripe_unit =
 			cpu_to_le32(l.stripe_unit);