diff --git a/fs/ceph/caps.c b/fs/ceph/caps.c
index 5c89a915409b..5a828298456a 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/caps.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/caps.c
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ int __ceph_caps_issued(struct ceph_inode_info *ci, int *implemented, int mask)
 		     &ci->vfs_inode, cap, ceph_cap_string(cap->issued));
 
 		if (mask >= 0) {
-			s = get_session(cap->session);
+			s = ceph_get_mds_session(cap->session);
 			if (cap == ci->i_auth_cap)
 				r = revoking;
 			if (mask & (cap->issued & ~r))
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ int __ceph_caps_issued_mask(struct ceph_inode_info *ci, int mask, int touch,
 		if (!__cap_is_valid(cap))
 			continue;
 
-		s = get_session(cap->session);
+		s = ceph_get_mds_session(cap->session);
 		if ((cap->issued & mask) == mask) {
 			dout("__ceph_caps_issued_mask ino 0x%lx cap %p issued %s"
 			     " (mask %s)\n", ci->vfs_inode.i_ino, cap,
diff --git a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
index 99de89a3a0d3..619b08cba677 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ const char *ceph_session_state_name(int s)
 	}
 }
 
-static struct ceph_mds_session *get_session(struct ceph_mds_session *s)
+struct ceph_mds_session *ceph_get_mds_session(struct ceph_mds_session *s)
 {
 	if (refcount_inc_not_zero(&s->s_ref)) {
 		dout("mdsc get_session %p %d -> %d\n", s,
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ struct ceph_mds_session *__ceph_lookup_mds_session(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
 {
 	if (mds >= mdsc->max_sessions || !mdsc->sessions[mds])
 		return NULL;
-	return get_session(mdsc->sessions[mds]);
+	return ceph_get_mds_session(mdsc->sessions[mds]);
 }
 
 static bool __have_session(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc, int mds)
@@ -2004,7 +2004,7 @@ void ceph_flush_cap_releases(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
 	if (mdsc->stopping)
 		return;
 
-	get_session(session);
+	ceph_get_mds_session(session);
 	if (queue_work(mdsc->fsc->cap_wq,
 		       &session->s_cap_release_work)) {
 		dout("cap release work queued\n");
@@ -2619,7 +2619,7 @@ static void __do_request(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
 			goto finish;
 		}
 	}
-	req->r_session = get_session(session);
+	req->r_session = ceph_get_mds_session(session);
 
 	dout("do_request mds%d session %p state %s\n", mds, session,
 	     ceph_session_state_name(session->s_state));
@@ -3143,7 +3143,7 @@ static void handle_session(struct ceph_mds_session *session,
 
 	mutex_lock(&mdsc->mutex);
 	if (op == CEPH_SESSION_CLOSE) {
-		get_session(session);
+		ceph_get_mds_session(session);
 		__unregister_session(mdsc, session);
 	}
 	/* FIXME: this ttl calculation is generous */
@@ -3818,7 +3818,7 @@ static void check_new_map(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
 
 		if (i >= newmap->m_num_mds) {
 			/* force close session for stopped mds */
-			get_session(s);
+			ceph_get_mds_session(s);
 			__unregister_session(mdsc, s);
 			__wake_requests(mdsc, &s->s_waiting);
 			mutex_unlock(&mdsc->mutex);
@@ -4460,7 +4460,7 @@ void ceph_mdsc_close_sessions(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc)
 	mutex_lock(&mdsc->mutex);
 	for (i = 0; i < mdsc->max_sessions; i++) {
 		if (mdsc->sessions[i]) {
-			session = get_session(mdsc->sessions[i]);
+			session = ceph_get_mds_session(mdsc->sessions[i]);
 			__unregister_session(mdsc, session);
 			mutex_unlock(&mdsc->mutex);
 			mutex_lock(&session->s_mutex);
@@ -4693,7 +4693,7 @@ static struct ceph_connection *con_get(struct ceph_connection *con)
 {
 	struct ceph_mds_session *s = con->private;
 
-	if (get_session(s)) {
+	if (ceph_get_mds_session(s)) {
 		dout("mdsc con_get %p ok (%d)\n", s, refcount_read(&s->s_ref));
 		return con;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/ceph/mds_client.h b/fs/ceph/mds_client.h
index 40676c2392cf..37e8798e7408 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mds_client.h
+++ b/fs/ceph/mds_client.h
@@ -457,15 +457,10 @@ extern const char *ceph_mds_op_name(int op);
 extern struct ceph_mds_session *
 __ceph_lookup_mds_session(struct ceph_mds_client *, int mds);
 
-static inline struct ceph_mds_session *
-ceph_get_mds_session(struct ceph_mds_session *s)
-{
-	refcount_inc(&s->s_ref);
-	return s;
-}
-
 extern const char *ceph_session_state_name(int s);
 
+extern struct ceph_mds_session *
+ceph_get_mds_session(struct ceph_mds_session *s);
 extern void ceph_put_mds_session(struct ceph_mds_session *s);
 
 extern int ceph_send_msg_mds(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
