diff --git a/drivers/block/rbd.c b/drivers/block/rbd.c
index 5710b2a8609c..db80b964d8ea 100644
--- a/drivers/block/rbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/rbd.c
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ struct rbd_img_request {
 
 	struct list_head	lock_item;
 	struct list_head	object_extents;	/* obj_req.ex structs */
+	struct mutex		object_mutex;
 
 	struct mutex		state_mutex;
 	struct pending_result	pending;
@@ -1664,6 +1665,7 @@ static struct rbd_img_request *rbd_img_request_create(
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&img_request->lock_item);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&img_request->object_extents);
 	mutex_init(&img_request->state_mutex);
+	mutex_init(&img_request->object_mutex);
 	kref_init(&img_request->kref);
 
 	return img_request;
@@ -1680,8 +1682,10 @@ static void rbd_img_request_destroy(struct kref *kref)
 	dout("%s: img %p\n", __func__, img_request);
 
 	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&img_request->lock_item));
+	mutex_lock(&img_request->object_mutex);
 	for_each_obj_request_safe(img_request, obj_request, next_obj_request)
 		rbd_img_obj_request_del(img_request, obj_request);
+	mutex_unlock(&img_request->object_mutex);
 
 	if (img_request_layered_test(img_request)) {
 		img_request_layered_clear(img_request);
@@ -2486,6 +2490,7 @@ static int __rbd_img_fill_request(struct rbd_img_request *img_req)
 	struct rbd_obj_request *obj_req, *next_obj_req;
 	int ret;
 
+	mutex_lock(&img_req->object_mutex);
 	for_each_obj_request_safe(img_req, obj_req, next_obj_req) {
 		switch (img_req->op_type) {
 		case OBJ_OP_READ:
@@ -2503,14 +2508,16 @@ static int __rbd_img_fill_request(struct rbd_img_request *img_req)
 		default:
 			BUG();
 		}
-		if (ret < 0)
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			mutex_unlock(&img_req->object_mutex);
 			return ret;
+		}
 		if (ret > 0) {
 			rbd_img_obj_request_del(img_req, obj_req);
 			continue;
 		}
 	}
-
+	mutex_unlock(&img_req->object_mutex);
 	img_req->state = RBD_IMG_START;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2569,6 +2576,7 @@ static int rbd_img_fill_request_nocopy(struct rbd_img_request *img_req,
 	 * position in the provided bio (list) or bio_vec array.
 	 */
 	fctx->iter = *fctx->pos;
+	mutex_lock(&img_req->object_mutex);
 	for (i = 0; i < num_img_extents; i++) {
 		ret = ceph_file_to_extents(&img_req->rbd_dev->layout,
 					   img_extents[i].fe_off,
@@ -2576,10 +2584,12 @@ static int rbd_img_fill_request_nocopy(struct rbd_img_request *img_req,
 					   &img_req->object_extents,
 					   alloc_object_extent, img_req,
 					   fctx->set_pos_fn, &fctx->iter);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret) {
+			mutex_unlock(&img_req->object_mutex);
 			return ret;
+		}
 	}
-
+	mutex_unlock(&img_req->object_mutex);
 	return __rbd_img_fill_request(img_req);
 }
 
@@ -2620,6 +2630,7 @@ static int rbd_img_fill_request(struct rbd_img_request *img_req,
 	 * or bio_vec array because when mapped, those bio_vecs can straddle
 	 * stripe unit boundaries.
 	 */
+	mutex_lock(&img_req->object_mutex);
 	fctx->iter = *fctx->pos;
 	for (i = 0; i < num_img_extents; i++) {
 		ret = ceph_file_to_extents(&rbd_dev->layout,
@@ -2629,15 +2640,17 @@ static int rbd_img_fill_request(struct rbd_img_request *img_req,
 					   alloc_object_extent, img_req,
 					   fctx->count_fn, &fctx->iter);
 		if (ret)
-			return ret;
+			goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
 	for_each_obj_request(img_req, obj_req) {
 		obj_req->bvec_pos.bvecs = kmalloc_array(obj_req->bvec_count,
 					      sizeof(*obj_req->bvec_pos.bvecs),
 					      GFP_NOIO);
-		if (!obj_req->bvec_pos.bvecs)
-			return -ENOMEM;
+		if (!obj_req->bvec_pos.bvecs) {
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			goto out_unlock;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -2652,10 +2665,14 @@ static int rbd_img_fill_request(struct rbd_img_request *img_req,
 					   &img_req->object_extents,
 					   fctx->copy_fn, &fctx->iter);
 		if (ret)
-			return ret;
+			goto out_unlock;
 	}
+	mutex_unlock(&img_req->object_mutex);
 
 	return __rbd_img_fill_request(img_req);
+out_unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&img_req->object_mutex);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int rbd_img_fill_nodata(struct rbd_img_request *img_req,
@@ -3552,18 +3569,21 @@ static void rbd_img_object_requests(struct rbd_img_request *img_req)
 
 	rbd_assert(!img_req->pending.result && !img_req->pending.num_pending);
 
+	mutex_lock(&img_req->object_mutex);
 	for_each_obj_request(img_req, obj_req) {
 		int result = 0;
 
 		if (__rbd_obj_handle_request(obj_req, &result)) {
 			if (result) {
 				img_req->pending.result = result;
+				mutex_unlock(&img_req->object_mutex);
 				return;
 			}
 		} else {
 			img_req->pending.num_pending++;
 		}
 	}
+	mutex_unlock(&img_req->object_mutex);
 }
 
 static bool rbd_img_advance(struct rbd_img_request *img_req, int *result)
