diff --git a/fs/ceph/caps.c b/fs/ceph/caps.c
index 5efa3f5e2f7..a1d9bb30c1b 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/caps.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/caps.c
@@ -2751,6 +2751,7 @@ static void handle_cap_import(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
 
 	/* make sure we re-request max_size, if necessary */
 	spin_lock(&ci->i_ceph_lock);
+	ci->i_wanted_max_size = 0;  /* reset */
 	ci->i_requested_max_size = 0;
 	spin_unlock(&ci->i_ceph_lock);
 }
@@ -2846,8 +2847,6 @@ void ceph_handle_caps(struct ceph_mds_session *session,
 	case CEPH_CAP_OP_IMPORT:
 		handle_cap_import(mdsc, inode, h, session,
 				  snaptrace, snaptrace_len);
-		ceph_check_caps(ceph_inode(inode), 0, session);
-		goto done_unlocked;
 	}
 
 	/* the rest require a cap */
@@ -2864,6 +2863,7 @@ void ceph_handle_caps(struct ceph_mds_session *session,
 	switch (op) {
 	case CEPH_CAP_OP_REVOKE:
 	case CEPH_CAP_OP_GRANT:
+	case CEPH_CAP_OP_IMPORT:
 		handle_cap_grant(inode, h, session, cap, msg->middle);
 		goto done_unlocked;