diff --git a/fs/ceph/caps.c b/fs/ceph/caps.c
index 09900a9015ea6..d1faa9d2f1e8a 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/caps.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/caps.c
@@ -2266,6 +2266,8 @@ static int unsafe_request_wait(struct inode *inode)
 			list_for_each_entry(req, &ci->i_unsafe_dirops,
 					    r_unsafe_dir_item) {
 				s = req->r_session;
+				if (!s)
+					continue;
 				if (unlikely(s->s_mds >= max_sessions)) {
 					spin_unlock(&ci->i_unsafe_lock);
 					for (i = 0; i < max_sessions; i++) {
@@ -2286,6 +2288,8 @@ static int unsafe_request_wait(struct inode *inode)
 			list_for_each_entry(req, &ci->i_unsafe_iops,
 					    r_unsafe_target_item) {
 				s = req->r_session;
+				if (!s)
+					continue;
 				if (unlikely(s->s_mds >= max_sessions)) {
 					spin_unlock(&ci->i_unsafe_lock);
 					for (i = 0; i < max_sessions; i++) {