diff --git a/net/ceph/messenger.c b/net/ceph/messenger.c
index 212e7797f9e4..cc7db8c61db3 100644
--- a/net/ceph/messenger.c
+++ b/net/ceph/messenger.c
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ static void ceph_sock_write_space(struct sock *sk)
 	if (ceph_con_flag_test(con, CEPH_CON_F_WRITE_PENDING)) {
 		if (sk_stream_is_writeable(sk)) {
 			dout("%s %p queueing write work\n", __func__, con);
-			clear_bit(SOCK_NOSPACE, &sk->sk_socket->flags);
+			sk_clear_nospace(sk);
 			queue_con(con);
 		}
 	} else {