struct rbd_obj_request *obj_request;
        struct rbd_device *rbd_dev;
        u64 obj_end;
+       u64 img_xferred;
+       int img_result;
 
        rbd_assert(img_request_child_test(img_request));
 
+       /* First get what we need from the image request and release it */
+
        obj_request = img_request->obj_request;
+       img_xferred = img_request->xferred;
+       img_result = img_request->result;
+       rbd_img_request_put(img_request);
+
+       /*
+        * If the overlap has become 0 (most likely because the
+        * image has been flattened) we need to re-submit the
+        * original request.
+        */
        rbd_assert(obj_request);
        rbd_assert(obj_request->img_request);
+       rbd_dev = obj_request->img_request->rbd_dev;
+       if (!rbd_dev->parent_overlap) {
+               struct ceph_osd_client *osdc;
+
+               osdc = &rbd_dev->rbd_client->client->osdc;
+               img_result = rbd_obj_request_submit(osdc, obj_request);
+               if (!img_result)
+                       return;
+       }
 
-       obj_request->result = img_request->result;
+       obj_request->result = img_result;
        if (obj_request->result)
                goto out;
 
         */
        rbd_assert(obj_request->img_offset < U64_MAX - obj_request->length);
        obj_end = obj_request->img_offset + obj_request->length;
-       rbd_dev = obj_request->img_request->rbd_dev;
        if (obj_end > rbd_dev->parent_overlap) {
                u64 xferred = 0;
 
                        xferred = rbd_dev->parent_overlap -
                                        obj_request->img_offset;
 
-               obj_request->xferred = min(img_request->xferred, xferred);
+               obj_request->xferred = min(img_xferred, xferred);
        } else {
-               obj_request->xferred = img_request->xferred;
+               obj_request->xferred = img_xferred;
        }
 out:
-       rbd_img_request_put(img_request);
        rbd_img_obj_request_read_callback(obj_request);
        rbd_obj_request_complete(obj_request);
 }