diff --git a/fs/ceph/file.c b/fs/ceph/file.c
index 3380d102a796..8e0400d461a2 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/file.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/file.c
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ ssize_t __ceph_sync_read(struct inode *inode, loff_t *ki_pos,
 
 		osd_req_op_extent_osd_data_pages(req, 0, pages, read_len,
 						 offset_in_page(read_off),
-						 false, false);
+						 false, true);
 
 		op = &req->r_ops[0];
 		if (sparse) {
@@ -1193,8 +1193,6 @@ ssize_t __ceph_sync_read(struct inode *inode, loff_t *ki_pos,
 			ret = min_t(ssize_t, fret, len);
 		}
 
-		ceph_osdc_put_request(req);
-
 		/* Short read but not EOF? Zero out the remainder. */
 		if (ret < len && (off + ret < i_size)) {
 			int zlen = min(len - ret, i_size - off - ret);
@@ -1226,7 +1224,8 @@ ssize_t __ceph_sync_read(struct inode *inode, loff_t *ki_pos,
 				break;
 			}
 		}
-		ceph_release_page_vector(pages, num_pages);
+
+		ceph_osdc_put_request(req);
 
 		if (off >= i_size || !more)
 			break;