static void rbd_img_obj_exists_callback(struct rbd_obj_request *obj_request)
 {
        struct rbd_obj_request *orig_request;
+       struct rbd_device *rbd_dev;
        int result;
 
        rbd_assert(!obj_request_img_data_test(obj_request));
                obj_request->xferred, obj_request->length);
        rbd_obj_request_put(obj_request);
 
-       rbd_assert(orig_request);
-       rbd_assert(orig_request->img_request);
+       /*
+        * If the overlap has become 0 (most likely because the
+        * image has been flattened) we need to free the pages
+        * and re-submit the original write request.
+        */
+       rbd_dev = orig_request->img_request->rbd_dev;
+       if (!rbd_dev->parent_overlap) {
+               struct ceph_osd_client *osdc;
+
+               rbd_obj_request_put(orig_request);
+               osdc = &rbd_dev->rbd_client->client->osdc;
+               result = rbd_obj_request_submit(osdc, orig_request);
+               if (!result)
+                       return;
+       }
 
        /*
         * Our only purpose here is to determine whether the object