diff --git a/fs/ceph/caps.c b/fs/ceph/caps.c
index 1e6ffe23fd08..f3110e8d19a8 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/caps.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/caps.c
@@ -1129,18 +1129,21 @@ int ceph_is_any_caps(struct inode *inode)
  */
 void __ceph_remove_cap(struct ceph_cap *cap, bool queue_release)
 {
-	struct ceph_mds_session *session = cap->session;
-	struct ceph_client *cl = session->s_mdsc->fsc->client;
-	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = cap->ci;
-	struct inode *inode = &ci->netfs.inode;
+	struct ceph_mds_session *session;
+	struct ceph_client *cl;
+	struct ceph_inode_info *ci;
+	struct inode *inode;
 	struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc;
 	int removed = 0;
 
 	/* 'ci' being NULL means the remove have already occurred */
-	if (!ci) {
-		doutc(cl, "inode is NULL\n");
+	ci = cap->ci;
+	if (!ci)
 		return;
-	}
+
+	session = cap->session;
+	cl = session->s_mdsc->fsc->client;
+	inode = &ci->netfs.inode;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&ci->i_ceph_lock);