diff --git a/src/include/ceph_fs.h b/src/include/ceph_fs.h
index 28440c820dcfb8..65c2065652ce5a 100644
--- a/src/include/ceph_fs.h
+++ b/src/include/ceph_fs.h
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@ union ceph_mds_request_args_legacy {
 #define CEPH_MDS_FLAG_REPLAY        1  /* this is a replayed op */
 #define CEPH_MDS_FLAG_WANT_DENTRY   2  /* want dentry in reply */
 #define CEPH_MDS_FLAG_ASYNC         4  /* request is async */
+#define CEPH_MDS_FLAG_REINTEGRATE   8  /* request is reintegration */
 
 struct ceph_mds_request_head_legacy {
 	__le64 oldest_client_tid;
diff --git a/src/mds/CDentry.cc b/src/mds/CDentry.cc
index 0b83d34afcd102..683857eecdec42 100644
--- a/src/mds/CDentry.cc
+++ b/src/mds/CDentry.cc
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ void CDentry::make_path(filepath& fp, bool projected) const
  * active (no longer projected).  if the passed dnl is projected,
  * don't link in, and do that work later in pop_projected_linkage().
  */
-void CDentry::link_remote(CDentry::linkage_t *dnl, CInode *in)
+void CDentry::link_remote(CDentry::linkage_t *dnl, CInode *in, bool reintegrating)
 {
   ceph_assert(dnl->is_remote());
   ceph_assert(in->ino() == dnl->get_remote_ino());
@@ -277,7 +277,9 @@ void CDentry::link_remote(CDentry::linkage_t *dnl, CInode *in)
     in->add_remote_parent(this);
 
   // check for reintegration
-  dir->mdcache->eval_remote(this);
+  if (!reintegrating) {
+    dir->mdcache->eval_remote(this);
+  }
 }
 
 void CDentry::unlink_remote(CDentry::linkage_t *dnl)
diff --git a/src/mds/CDentry.h b/src/mds/CDentry.h
index 7a499399673fc5..c428f83e1d6a04 100644
--- a/src/mds/CDentry.h
+++ b/src/mds/CDentry.h
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ class CDentry : public MDSCacheObject, public LRUObject, public Counter<CDentry>
   int get_num_dir_auth_pins() const;
   
   // remote links
-  void link_remote(linkage_t *dnl, CInode *in);
+  void link_remote(linkage_t *dnl, CInode *in, bool reintegrating=false);
   void unlink_remote(linkage_t *dnl);
   
   // copy cons
diff --git a/src/mds/MDCache.cc b/src/mds/MDCache.cc
index eb91692425e5ef..5e552c404d8b9c 100644
--- a/src/mds/MDCache.cc
+++ b/src/mds/MDCache.cc
@@ -8495,7 +8495,7 @@ int MDCache::path_traverse(MDRequestRef& mdr, MDSContextFactory& cf,
         in = get_inode(dnl->get_remote_ino());
         if (in) {
 	  dout(7) << "linking in remote in " << *in << dendl;
-	  dn->link_remote(dnl, in);
+	  dn->link_remote(dnl, in, mdr->client_request->is_reintegration());
 	} else {
           dout(7) << "remote link to " << dnl->get_remote_ino() << ", which i don't have" << dendl;
 	  ceph_assert(mdr);  // we shouldn't hit non-primary dentries doing a non-mdr traversal!
@@ -8775,7 +8775,7 @@ CInode *MDCache::get_dentry_inode(CDentry *dn, MDRequestRef& mdr, bool projected
   CInode *in = get_inode(dnl->get_remote_ino());
   if (in) {
     dout(7) << "get_dentry_inode linking in remote in " << *in << dendl;
-    dn->link_remote(dnl, in);
+    dn->link_remote(dnl, in, mdr->client_request->is_reintegration());
     return in;
   } else {
     dout(10) << "get_dentry_inode on remote dn, opening inode for " << *dn << dendl;
diff --git a/src/mds/StrayManager.cc b/src/mds/StrayManager.cc
index ec63b1d48b810b..831cb2d81f9dce 100644
--- a/src/mds/StrayManager.cc
+++ b/src/mds/StrayManager.cc
@@ -693,6 +693,7 @@ void StrayManager::reintegrate_stray(CDentry *straydn, CDentry *rdn)
   ceph_tid_t tid = mds->issue_tid();
 
   auto req = make_message<MClientRequest>(CEPH_MDS_OP_RENAME);
+  req->set_reintegrated_op();
   req->set_filepath(dst);
   req->set_filepath2(src);
   req->set_tid(tid);
@@ -722,6 +723,7 @@ void StrayManager::migrate_stray(CDentry *dn, mds_rank_t to)
   ceph_tid_t tid = mds->issue_tid();
 
   auto req = make_message<MClientRequest>(CEPH_MDS_OP_RENAME);
+  req->set_reintegrated_op();
   req->set_filepath(dst);
   req->set_filepath2(src);
   req->set_tid(tid);
diff --git a/src/messages/MClientRequest.h b/src/messages/MClientRequest.h
index c62e183a756336..f8a71980c212dc 100644
--- a/src/messages/MClientRequest.h
+++ b/src/messages/MClientRequest.h
@@ -166,6 +166,10 @@ class MClientRequest final : public MMDSOp {
     return get_flags() & CEPH_MDS_FLAG_ASYNC;
   }
 
+  bool is_reintegration() const {
+    return get_flags() & CEPH_MDS_FLAG_REINTEGRATE;
+  }
+
   // normal fields
   void set_stamp(utime_t t) { stamp = t; }
   void set_oldest_client_tid(ceph_tid_t t) { head.oldest_client_tid = t; }
@@ -192,6 +196,10 @@ class MClientRequest final : public MMDSOp {
     head.flags = head.flags | CEPH_MDS_FLAG_ASYNC;
   }
 
+  void set_reintegrate_op() {
+    head.flags = head.flags | CEPH_MDS_FLAG_REINTEGRATE;
+  }
+
   void set_alternate_name(std::string _alternate_name) {
     alternate_name = std::move(_alternate_name);
   }