diff --git a/fs/ceph/dir.c b/fs/ceph/dir.c
index 2e4764fd1872..3367a8194f24 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/dir.c
@@ -920,6 +920,10 @@ static int ceph_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	req->r_num_caps = 2;
 	req->r_dentry_drop = CEPH_CAP_FILE_SHARED | CEPH_CAP_AUTH_EXCL;
 	req->r_dentry_unless = CEPH_CAP_FILE_EXCL;
+	if (as_ctx.pagelist) {
+		req->r_pagelist = as_ctx.pagelist;
+		as_ctx.pagelist = NULL;
+	}
 	err = ceph_mdsc_do_request(mdsc, dir, req);
 	if (!err && !req->r_reply_info.head->is_dentry)
 		err = ceph_handle_notrace_create(dir, dentry);