if (ret < 0)
                return ret;
 
-       ops[0].watch.ver = cpu_to_le64(rbd_dev->header.obj_version);
+       ops[0].watch.ver = cpu_to_le64(ver);
        ops[0].watch.cookie = notify_id;
        ops[0].watch.flag = 0;
 
 static void rbd_watch_cb(u64 ver, u64 notify_id, u8 opcode, void *data)
 {
        struct rbd_device *rbd_dev = (struct rbd_device *)data;
+       u64 hver;
        int rc;
 
        if (!rbd_dev)
                rbd_dev->header_name, notify_id, (int) opcode);
        mutex_lock_nested(&ctl_mutex, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
        rc = __rbd_refresh_header(rbd_dev);
+       hver = rbd_dev->header.obj_version;
        mutex_unlock(&ctl_mutex);
        if (rc)
                pr_warning(RBD_DRV_NAME "%d got notification but failed to "
                           " update snaps: %d\n", rbd_dev->major, rc);
 
-       rbd_req_sync_notify_ack(rbd_dev, ver, notify_id, rbd_dev->header_name);
+       rbd_req_sync_notify_ack(rbd_dev, hver, notify_id, rbd_dev->header_name);
 }
 
 /*
        /* osd requests may still refer to snapc */
        ceph_put_snap_context(rbd_dev->header.snapc);
 
+       rbd_dev->header.obj_version = h.obj_version;
        rbd_dev->header.image_size = h.image_size;
        rbd_dev->header.total_snaps = h.total_snaps;
        rbd_dev->header.snapc = h.snapc;