diff --git a/fs/ceph/file.c b/fs/ceph/file.c
index d1755ac1d964..3daebfaec8c6 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/file.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/file.c
@@ -1722,22 +1722,6 @@ retry_snap:
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	err = file_remove_privs(file);
-	if (err)
-		goto out;
-
-	err = file_update_time(file);
-	if (err)
-		goto out;
-
-	inode_inc_iversion_raw(inode);
-
-	if (ci->i_inline_version != CEPH_INLINE_NONE) {
-		err = ceph_uninline_data(file, NULL);
-		if (err < 0)
-			goto out;
-	}
-
 	down_read(&osdc->lock);
 	map_flags = osdc->osdmap->flags;
 	pool_flags = ceph_pg_pool_flags(osdc->osdmap, ci->i_layout.pool_id);
@@ -1748,6 +1732,16 @@ retry_snap:
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	err = file_remove_privs(file);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (ci->i_inline_version != CEPH_INLINE_NONE) {
+		err = ceph_uninline_data(file, NULL);
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto out;
+	}
+
 	dout("aio_write %p %llx.%llx %llu~%zd getting caps. i_size %llu\n",
 	     inode, ceph_vinop(inode), pos, count, i_size_read(inode));
 	if (fi->fmode & CEPH_FILE_MODE_LAZY)
@@ -1759,6 +1753,12 @@ retry_snap:
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto out;
 
+	err = file_update_time(file);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_caps;
+
+	inode_inc_iversion_raw(inode);
+
 	dout("aio_write %p %llx.%llx %llu~%zd got cap refs on %s\n",
 	     inode, ceph_vinop(inode), pos, count, ceph_cap_string(got));
 
@@ -1842,6 +1842,8 @@ retry_snap:
 	}
 
 	goto out_unlocked;
+out_caps:
+	ceph_put_cap_refs(ci, got);
 out:
 	if (direct_lock)
 		ceph_end_io_direct(inode);