diff --git a/net/ceph/osd_client.c b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
index 40a53a7..cacce9e 100644
--- a/net/ceph/osd_client.c
+++ b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
@@ -354,9 +354,11 @@
 
 void ceph_osdc_put_request(struct ceph_osd_request *req)
 {
-	dout("%s %p (was %d)\n", __func__, req,
-	     atomic_read(&req->r_kref.refcount));
-	kref_put(&req->r_kref, ceph_osdc_release_request);
+	if (req) {
+		dout("%s %p (was %d)\n", __func__, req,
+		     atomic_read(&req->r_kref.refcount));
+		kref_put(&req->r_kref, ceph_osdc_release_request);
+	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ceph_osdc_put_request);