diff --git a/net/ceph/osd_client.c b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
index f36ce5ae7568..8c2b89e2004b 100644
--- a/net/ceph/osd_client.c
+++ b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
@@ -1108,7 +1108,9 @@ struct ceph_osd_request *ceph_osdc_new_request(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 	req->r_base_oloc.pool = layout->pool_id;
 	req->r_base_oloc.pool_ns = ceph_try_get_string(layout->pool_ns);
 	ceph_oid_printf(&req->r_base_oid, "%llx.%08llx", vino.ino, objnum);
-	req->r_flags = flags | osdc->client->options->read_from_replica;
+	req->r_flags = flags;
+	if (flags & CEPH_OSD_FLAG_READ)
+		req->r_flags |= osdc->client->options->read_from_replica;
 
 	req->r_snapid = vino.snap;
 	if (flags & CEPH_OSD_FLAG_WRITE)