diff --git a/fs/ceph/snap.c b/fs/ceph/snap.c
index 041c27ea8de1..f74193da0e09 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/snap.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/snap.c
@@ -616,7 +616,8 @@ int __ceph_finish_cap_snap(struct ceph_inode_info *ci,
 	     capsnap->size);
 
 	spin_lock(&mdsc->snap_flush_lock);
-	list_add_tail(&ci->i_snap_flush_item, &mdsc->snap_flush_list);
+	if (list_empty(&ci->i_snap_flush_item))
+		list_add_tail(&ci->i_snap_flush_item, &mdsc->snap_flush_list);
 	spin_unlock(&mdsc->snap_flush_lock);
 	return 1;  /* caller may want to ceph_flush_snaps */
 }