diff --git a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
index 35e6e0b2cf34..a5de8e22629b 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
@@ -1198,6 +1198,15 @@ static int remove_session_caps_cb(struct inode *inode, struct ceph_cap *cap,
 			list_add(&ci->i_prealloc_cap_flush->list, &to_remove);
 			ci->i_prealloc_cap_flush = NULL;
 		}
+
+               if (drop &&
+                  ci->i_wrbuffer_ref_head == 0 &&
+                  ci->i_wr_ref == 0 &&
+                  ci->i_dirty_caps == 0 &&
+                  ci->i_flushing_caps == 0) {
+                      ceph_put_snap_context(ci->i_head_snapc);
+                      ci->i_head_snapc = NULL;
+               }
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&ci->i_ceph_lock);
 	while (!list_empty(&to_remove)) {
diff --git a/fs/ceph/snap.c b/fs/ceph/snap.c
index a485d0cdc559..3d876a1cf567 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/snap.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/snap.c
@@ -567,7 +567,12 @@ void ceph_queue_cap_snap(struct ceph_inode_info *ci)
 	capsnap = NULL;
 
 update_snapc:
-	if (ci->i_head_snapc) {
+       if (ci->i_wrbuffer_ref_head == 0 &&
+           ci->i_wr_ref == 0 &&
+           ci->i_dirty_caps == 0 &&
+           ci->i_flushing_caps == 0) {
+               ci->i_head_snapc = NULL;
+       } else {
 		ci->i_head_snapc = ceph_get_snap_context(new_snapc);
 		dout(" new snapc is %p\n", new_snapc);
 	}