diff --git a/net/ceph/messenger.c b/net/ceph/messenger.c
index ad3c9e96a275..3e6897efe1eb 100644
--- a/net/ceph/messenger.c
+++ b/net/ceph/messenger.c
@@ -3181,9 +3181,10 @@ void ceph_con_keepalive(struct ceph_connection *con)
 	dout("con_keepalive %p\n", con);
 	mutex_lock(&con->mutex);
 	clear_standby(con);
+	con_flag_set(con, CON_FLAG_KEEPALIVE_PENDING);
 	mutex_unlock(&con->mutex);
-	if (con_flag_test_and_set(con, CON_FLAG_KEEPALIVE_PENDING) == 0 &&
-	    con_flag_test_and_set(con, CON_FLAG_WRITE_PENDING) == 0)
+
+	if (con_flag_test_and_set(con, CON_FLAG_WRITE_PENDING) == 0)
 		queue_con(con);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ceph_con_keepalive);