diff --git a/drivers/block/rbd.c b/drivers/block/rbd.c
index e02089d550a4..b2bb2f10562a 100644
--- a/drivers/block/rbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/rbd.c
@@ -1451,8 +1451,10 @@ static void rbd_osd_req_callback(struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req)
 static void rbd_osd_format_read(struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req)
 {
 	struct rbd_obj_request *obj_request = osd_req->r_priv;
+	struct rbd_device *rbd_dev = obj_request->img_request->rbd_dev;
+	struct ceph_options *opt = rbd_dev->rbd_client->client->options;
 
-	osd_req->r_flags = CEPH_OSD_FLAG_READ;
+	osd_req->r_flags = CEPH_OSD_FLAG_READ | opt->read_from_replica;
 	osd_req->r_snapid = obj_request->img_request->snap_id;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/ceph/libceph.h b/include/linux/ceph/libceph.h
index 2247e71beb83..e5ed1c541e7f 100644
--- a/include/linux/ceph/libceph.h
+++ b/include/linux/ceph/libceph.h
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ struct ceph_options {
 	unsigned long osd_idle_ttl;		/* jiffies */
 	unsigned long osd_keepalive_timeout;	/* jiffies */
 	unsigned long osd_request_timeout;	/* jiffies */
-
-	u32 osd_req_flags;  /* CEPH_OSD_FLAG_*, applied to each OSD request */
+	u32 read_from_replica;  /* CEPH_OSD_FLAG_BALANCE/LOCALIZE_READS */
 
 	/*
 	 * any type that can't be simply compared or doesn't need
@@ -76,6 +75,7 @@ struct ceph_options {
 #define CEPH_OSD_KEEPALIVE_DEFAULT	msecs_to_jiffies(5 * 1000)
 #define CEPH_OSD_IDLE_TTL_DEFAULT	msecs_to_jiffies(60 * 1000)
 #define CEPH_OSD_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT 0  /* no timeout */
+#define CEPH_READ_FROM_REPLICA_DEFAULT	0  /* read from primary */
 
 #define CEPH_MONC_HUNT_INTERVAL		msecs_to_jiffies(3 * 1000)
 #define CEPH_MONC_PING_INTERVAL		msecs_to_jiffies(10 * 1000)
diff --git a/net/ceph/ceph_common.c b/net/ceph/ceph_common.c
index 9bab3e9a039b..b7705e91ae9a 100644
--- a/net/ceph/ceph_common.c
+++ b/net/ceph/ceph_common.c
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ struct ceph_options *ceph_alloc_options(void)
 	opt->mount_timeout = CEPH_MOUNT_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT;
 	opt->osd_idle_ttl = CEPH_OSD_IDLE_TTL_DEFAULT;
 	opt->osd_request_timeout = CEPH_OSD_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT;
+	opt->read_from_replica = CEPH_READ_FROM_REPLICA_DEFAULT;
 	return opt;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ceph_alloc_options);
@@ -491,16 +492,13 @@ int ceph_parse_param(struct fs_parameter *param, struct ceph_options *opt,
 	case Opt_read_from_replica:
 		switch (result.uint_32) {
 		case Opt_read_from_replica_no:
-			opt->osd_req_flags &= ~(CEPH_OSD_FLAG_BALANCE_READS |
-						CEPH_OSD_FLAG_LOCALIZE_READS);
+			opt->read_from_replica = 0;
 			break;
 		case Opt_read_from_replica_balance:
-			opt->osd_req_flags |= CEPH_OSD_FLAG_BALANCE_READS;
-			opt->osd_req_flags &= ~CEPH_OSD_FLAG_LOCALIZE_READS;
+			opt->read_from_replica = CEPH_OSD_FLAG_BALANCE_READS;
 			break;
 		case Opt_read_from_replica_localize:
-			opt->osd_req_flags |= CEPH_OSD_FLAG_LOCALIZE_READS;
-			opt->osd_req_flags &= ~CEPH_OSD_FLAG_BALANCE_READS;
+			opt->read_from_replica = CEPH_OSD_FLAG_LOCALIZE_READS;
 			break;
 		default:
 			BUG();
@@ -614,9 +612,9 @@ int ceph_print_client_options(struct seq_file *m, struct ceph_client *client,
 		}
 		seq_putc(m, ',');
 	}
-	if (opt->osd_req_flags & CEPH_OSD_FLAG_BALANCE_READS) {
+	if (opt->read_from_replica == CEPH_OSD_FLAG_BALANCE_READS) {
 		seq_puts(m, "read_from_replica=balance,");
-	} else if (opt->osd_req_flags & CEPH_OSD_FLAG_LOCALIZE_READS) {
+	} else if (opt->read_from_replica == CEPH_OSD_FLAG_LOCALIZE_READS) {
 		seq_puts(m, "read_from_replica=localize,");
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/ceph/osd_client.c b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
index 4fea3c33af2a..b151fe163821 100644
--- a/net/ceph/osd_client.c
+++ b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
@@ -1117,10 +1117,10 @@ struct ceph_osd_request *ceph_osdc_new_request(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 				       truncate_size, truncate_seq);
 	}
 
-	req->r_flags = flags;
 	req->r_base_oloc.pool = layout->pool_id;
 	req->r_base_oloc.pool_ns = ceph_try_get_string(layout->pool_ns);
 	ceph_oid_printf(&req->r_base_oid, "%llx.%08llx", vino.ino, objnum);
+	req->r_flags = flags | osdc->client->options->read_from_replica;
 
 	req->r_snapid = vino.snap;
 	if (flags & CEPH_OSD_FLAG_WRITE)
@@ -2437,7 +2437,6 @@ static void account_request(struct ceph_osd_request *req)
 	WARN_ON(!(req->r_flags & (CEPH_OSD_FLAG_READ | CEPH_OSD_FLAG_WRITE)));
 
 	req->r_flags |= CEPH_OSD_FLAG_ONDISK;
-	req->r_flags |= osdc->client->options->osd_req_flags;
 	atomic_inc(&osdc->num_requests);
 
 	req->r_start_stamp = jiffies;
