diff --git a/net/ceph/osd_client.c b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
index 1b51d9216e7e..7665ce336e2b 100644
--- a/net/ceph/osd_client.c
+++ b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
@@ -1702,20 +1702,29 @@ static void kick_requests(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc, bool force_resend,
 		err = __map_request(osdc, req,
 				    force_resend || force_resend_writes);
 		dout("__map_request returned %d\n", err);
-		if (err == 0)
-			continue;  /* no change and no osd was specified */
 		if (err < 0)
 			continue;  /* hrm! */
-		if (req->r_osd == NULL) {
-			dout("tid %llu maps to no valid osd\n", req->r_tid);
-			needmap++;  /* request a newer map */
-			continue;
-		}
+		if (req->r_osd == NULL || err > 0) {
+			if (req->r_osd == NULL) {
+				dout("lingering %p tid %llu maps to no osd\n",
+				     req, req->r_tid);
+				/*
+				 * A homeless lingering request makes
+				 * no sense, as it's job is to keep
+				 * a particular OSD connection open.
+				 * Request a newer map and kick the
+				 * request, knowing that it won't be
+				 * resent until we actually get a map
+				 * that can tell us where to send it.
+				 */
+				needmap++;
+			}
 
-		dout("kicking lingering %p tid %llu osd%d\n", req, req->r_tid,
-		     req->r_osd ? req->r_osd->o_osd : -1);
-		__register_request(osdc, req);
-		__unregister_linger_request(osdc, req);
+			dout("kicking lingering %p tid %llu osd%d\n", req,
+			     req->r_tid, req->r_osd ? req->r_osd->o_osd : -1);
+			__register_request(osdc, req);
+			__unregister_linger_request(osdc, req);
+		}
 	}
 	reset_changed_osds(osdc);
 	mutex_unlock(&osdc->request_mutex);