diff --git a/net/ceph/osd_client.c b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
index cca4c7f1c780..e30efbcc6388 100644
--- a/net/ceph/osd_client.c
+++ b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ static void osd_reset(struct ceph_connection *con)
 /*
  * Track open sessions with osds.
  */
-static struct ceph_osd *create_osd(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc)
+static struct ceph_osd *create_osd(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc, int onum)
 {
 	struct ceph_osd *osd;
 
@@ -634,6 +634,7 @@ static struct ceph_osd *create_osd(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc)
 
 	atomic_set(&osd->o_ref, 1);
 	osd->o_osdc = osdc;
+	osd->o_osd = onum;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&osd->o_requests);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&osd->o_linger_requests);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&osd->o_osd_lru);
@@ -643,6 +644,7 @@ static struct ceph_osd *create_osd(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc)
 	osd->o_con.private = osd;
 	osd->o_con.ops = &osd_con_ops;
 	osd->o_con.peer_name.type = CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_OSD;
+	osd->o_con.peer_name.num = cpu_to_le64(onum);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&osd->o_keepalive_item);
 	return osd;
@@ -998,15 +1000,13 @@ static int __map_request(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 	req->r_osd = __lookup_osd(osdc, o);
 	if (!req->r_osd && o >= 0) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
-		req->r_osd = create_osd(osdc);
+		req->r_osd = create_osd(osdc, o);
 		if (!req->r_osd) {
 			list_move(&req->r_req_lru_item, &osdc->req_notarget);
 			goto out;
 		}
 
 		dout("map_request osd %p is osd%d\n", req->r_osd, o);
-		req->r_osd->o_osd = o;
-		req->r_osd->o_con.peer_name.num = cpu_to_le64(o);
 		__insert_osd(osdc, req->r_osd);
 
 		ceph_con_open(&req->r_osd->o_con, &osdc->osdmap->osd_addr[o]);