diff --git a/fs/ceph/caps.c b/fs/ceph/caps.c
index 6c0e52fd0743..3e42d0466521 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/caps.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/caps.c
@@ -2263,7 +2263,7 @@ static int unsafe_request_wait(struct inode *inode)
 			list_for_each_entry(req, &ci->i_unsafe_dirops,
 					    r_unsafe_dir_item) {
 				s = req->r_session;
-				if (unlikely(s->s_mds > max)) {
+				if (unlikely(s->s_mds >= max)) {
 					spin_unlock(&ci->i_unsafe_lock);
 					goto retry;
 				}
@@ -2277,7 +2277,7 @@ static int unsafe_request_wait(struct inode *inode)
 			list_for_each_entry(req, &ci->i_unsafe_iops,
 					    r_unsafe_target_item) {
 				s = req->r_session;
-				if (unlikely(s->s_mds > max)) {
+				if (unlikely(s->s_mds >= max)) {
 					spin_unlock(&ci->i_unsafe_lock);
 					goto retry;
 				}