diff --git a/fs/ceph/caps.c b/fs/ceph/caps.c
index a58666a3f8dd..08aaf580fa1c 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/caps.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/caps.c
@@ -1032,6 +1032,8 @@ static void drop_inode_snap_realm(struct ceph_inode_info *ci)
 	list_del_init(&ci->i_snap_realm_item);
 	ci->i_snap_realm_counter++;
 	ci->i_snap_realm = NULL;
+	if (realm->ino == ci->i_vino.ino)
+		realm->inode = NULL;
 	spin_unlock(&realm->inodes_with_caps_lock);
 	ceph_put_snap_realm(ceph_sb_to_client(ci->vfs_inode.i_sb)->mdsc,
 			    realm);