diff --git a/drivers/block/rbd.c b/drivers/block/rbd.c
index fef3687c1527767aa37bc57a56af1756b54dd79e..bf89e348d11bdf21f152f9c7fe0ef67322dca42f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/rbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/rbd.c
@@ -5163,6 +5163,13 @@ static ssize_t rbd_remove(struct bus_type *bus,
 	ret = rbd_dev_header_watch_sync(rbd_dev, false);
 	if (ret)
 		rbd_warn(rbd_dev, "failed to cancel watch event (%d)\n", ret);
+
+	/*
+	 * flush remaining watch callbacks - these must be complete
+	 * before the osd_client is shutdown
+	 */
+	dout("%s: flushing notifies", __func__);
+	ceph_osdc_flush_notifies(&rbd_dev->rbd_client->client->osdc);
 	rbd_dev_image_release(rbd_dev);
 	module_put(THIS_MODULE);