diff --git a/src/cls/rbd/cls_rbd.cc b/src/cls/rbd/cls_rbd.cc
index f7bf2e3341101..c90bc33532632 100644
--- a/src/cls/rbd/cls_rbd.cc
+++ b/src/cls/rbd/cls_rbd.cc
@@ -414,6 +414,9 @@ int set_features(cls_method_context_t hctx, bufferlist *in, bufferlist *out)
     return r;
   }
 
+  // newer clients might attempt to mask off features we don't support
+  mask &= RBD_FEATURES_ALL;
+
   uint64_t enabled_features = features & mask;
   if ((enabled_features & RBD_FEATURES_MUTABLE) != enabled_features) {
     CLS_ERR("Attempting to enable immutable feature: %" PRIu64,
diff --git a/src/librbd/internal.cc b/src/librbd/internal.cc
index 547afb54a777c..3b36c04b57038 100644
--- a/src/librbd/internal.cc
+++ b/src/librbd/internal.cc
@@ -1850,6 +1850,13 @@ int mirror_image_disable_internal(ImageCtx *ictx, bool force,
                      << "mask=" << features_mask << dendl;
       r = librbd::cls_client::set_features(&ictx->md_ctx, ictx->header_oid,
                                            new_features, features_mask);
+      if (!enabled && r == -EINVAL) {
+        // NOTE: infernalis OSDs will not accept a mask with new features, so
+        // re-attempt with a reduced mask.
+        features_mask &= ~RBD_FEATURE_JOURNALING;
+        r = librbd::cls_client::set_features(&ictx->md_ctx, ictx->header_oid,
+                                             new_features, features_mask);
+      }
       if (r < 0) {
         lderr(cct) << "failed to update features: " << cpp_strerror(r)
                    << dendl;