diff --git a/fs/ceph/file.c b/fs/ceph/file.c
index 160644ddaeed..d51c3f2fdca0 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/file.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/file.c
@@ -1538,6 +1538,7 @@ static ssize_t ceph_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *to)
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(inode);
 	struct page *pinned_page = NULL;
+	bool direct_lock = iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT;
 	ssize_t ret;
 	int want, got = 0;
 	int retry_op = 0, read = 0;
@@ -1546,7 +1547,7 @@ static ssize_t ceph_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *to)
 	dout("aio_read %p %llx.%llx %llu~%u trying to get caps on %p\n",
 	     inode, ceph_vinop(inode), iocb->ki_pos, (unsigned)len, inode);
 
-	if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT)
+	if (direct_lock)
 		ceph_start_io_direct(inode);
 	else
 		ceph_start_io_read(inode);
@@ -1603,7 +1604,7 @@ static ssize_t ceph_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *to)
 	}
 	ceph_put_cap_refs(ci, got);
 
-	if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT)
+	if (direct_lock)
 		ceph_end_io_direct(inode);
 	else
 		ceph_end_io_read(inode);