diff --git a/net/ceph/osd_client.c b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
index 2bce3d4be1c6..7cd0a7f3bf43 100644
--- a/net/ceph/osd_client.c
+++ b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ struct ceph_osd_request *ceph_osdc_alloc_request(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 	kref_init(&req->r_kref);
 	init_completion(&req->r_completion);
 	init_completion(&req->r_safe_completion);
-	rb_init_node(&req->r_node);
+	RB_CLEAR_NODE(&req->r_node);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&req->r_unsafe_item);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&req->r_linger_item);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&req->r_linger_osd);