diff --git a/fs/ceph/caps.c b/fs/ceph/caps.c
index 4615f25..bdfec89 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/caps.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/caps.c
@@ -614,6 +614,7 @@ void ceph_add_cap(struct inode *inode,
 	struct ceph_cap *cap;
 	int mds = session->s_mds;
 	int actual_wanted;
+	u32 gen;
 
 	dout("add_cap %p mds%d cap %llx %s seq %d\n", inode,
 	     session->s_mds, cap_id, ceph_cap_string(issued), seq);
@@ -625,6 +626,10 @@ void ceph_add_cap(struct inode *inode,
 	if (fmode >= 0)
 		wanted |= ceph_caps_for_mode(fmode);
 
+	spin_lock(&session->s_gen_ttl_lock);
+	gen = session->s_cap_gen;
+	spin_unlock(&session->s_gen_ttl_lock);
+
 	cap = __get_cap_for_mds(ci, mds);
 	if (!cap) {
 		cap = *new_cap;
@@ -650,7 +655,7 @@ void ceph_add_cap(struct inode *inode,
 		list_move_tail(&cap->session_caps, &session->s_caps);
 		spin_unlock(&session->s_cap_lock);
 
-		if (cap->cap_gen < session->s_cap_gen)
+		if (cap->cap_gen < gen)
 			cap->issued = cap->implemented = CEPH_CAP_PIN;
 
 		/*
@@ -744,7 +749,7 @@ void ceph_add_cap(struct inode *inode,
 	cap->seq = seq;
 	cap->issue_seq = seq;
 	cap->mseq = mseq;
-	cap->cap_gen = session->s_cap_gen;
+	cap->cap_gen = gen;
 
 	if (fmode >= 0)
 		__ceph_get_fmode(ci, fmode);