diff --git a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
index 8ef79266d064..d90861f45210 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
@@ -644,6 +644,8 @@ static void __unregister_request(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
 		req->r_unsafe_dir = NULL;
 	}
 
+	complete_all(&req->r_safe_completion);
+
 	ceph_mdsc_put_request(req);
 }
 
@@ -2186,7 +2188,6 @@ static void handle_reply(struct ceph_mds_session *session, struct ceph_msg *msg)
 	if (head->safe) {
 		req->r_got_safe = true;
 		__unregister_request(mdsc, req);
-		complete_all(&req->r_safe_completion);
 
 		if (req->r_got_unsafe) {
 			/*