diff --git a/drivers/block/rbd.c b/drivers/block/rbd.c
index f3ea927..0e59891 100644
--- a/drivers/block/rbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/rbd.c
@@ -1896,27 +1896,17 @@
 {
 	struct rbd_img_request *img_request = obj_request->img_request;
 	struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req = obj_request->osd_req;
-	u64 snap_id;
 
-	rbd_assert(osd_req != NULL);
-
-	snap_id = img_request ? img_request->snap_id : CEPH_NOSNAP;
-	ceph_osdc_build_request(osd_req, obj_request->offset,
-			NULL, snap_id, NULL);
+	if (img_request)
+		osd_req->r_snapid = img_request->snap_id;
 }
 
 static void rbd_osd_req_format_write(struct rbd_obj_request *obj_request)
 {
-	struct rbd_img_request *img_request = obj_request->img_request;
 	struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req = obj_request->osd_req;
-	struct ceph_snap_context *snapc;
-	struct timespec mtime = CURRENT_TIME;
 
-	rbd_assert(osd_req != NULL);
-
-	snapc = img_request ? img_request->snapc : NULL;
-	ceph_osdc_build_request(osd_req, obj_request->offset,
-			snapc, CEPH_NOSNAP, &mtime);
+	osd_req->r_mtime = CURRENT_TIME;
+	osd_req->r_data_offset = obj_request->offset;
 }
 
 /*