diff --git a/drivers/block/rbd.c b/drivers/block/rbd.c
index 3c34ab55537c581927e96ccaf8fa092143b605b2..3ec85dfce12496dd64a8ad2c37984ad61f489e25 100644
--- a/drivers/block/rbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/rbd.c
@@ -2370,8 +2370,12 @@ static void rbd_img_obj_request_fill(struct rbd_obj_request *obj_request,
 		opcode = CEPH_OSD_OP_READ;
 	}
 
-	osd_req_op_extent_init(osd_request, num_ops, opcode, offset, length,
-				0, 0);
+	if (opcode == CEPH_OSD_OP_DELETE)
+		osd_req_op_init(osd_request, num_ops, opcode);
+	else
+		osd_req_op_extent_init(osd_request, num_ops, opcode,
+				       offset, length, 0, 0);
+
 	if (obj_request->type == OBJ_REQUEST_BIO)
 		osd_req_op_extent_osd_data_bio(osd_request, num_ops,
 					obj_request->bio_list, length);