diff --git a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
index a1ee8fa..f60b07b 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
@@ -3215,9 +3215,15 @@
 {
 	struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc = fsc->mdsc;
 
+	dout("mdsc_destroy %p\n", mdsc);
 	ceph_mdsc_stop(mdsc);
+
+	/* flush out any connection work with references to us */
+	ceph_msgr_flush();
+
 	fsc->mdsc = NULL;
 	kfree(mdsc);
+	dout("mdsc_destroy %p done\n", mdsc);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/net/ceph/ceph_common.c b/net/ceph/ceph_common.c
index 95f96ab..9bbb356 100644
--- a/net/ceph/ceph_common.c
+++ b/net/ceph/ceph_common.c
@@ -394,8 +394,8 @@
 	ceph_osdc_stop(&client->osdc);
 
 	/*
-	 * make sure mds and osd connections close out before destroying
-	 * the auth module, which is needed to free those connections'
+	 * make sure osd connections close out before destroying the
+	 * auth module, which is needed to free those connections'
 	 * ceph_authorizers.
 	 */
 	ceph_msgr_flush();