diff --git a/drivers/block/rbd.c b/drivers/block/rbd.c
index 8517a231bf5a..22b282409a16 100644
--- a/drivers/block/rbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/rbd.c
@@ -1493,14 +1493,28 @@ static bool rbd_obj_is_tail(struct rbd_obj_request *obj_req)
 /*
  * Must be called after rbd_obj_calc_img_extents().
  */
-static bool rbd_obj_copyup_enabled(struct rbd_obj_request *obj_req)
+static void rbd_obj_set_copyup_enabled(struct rbd_obj_request *obj_req)
 {
-	if (!obj_req->num_img_extents ||
-	    (rbd_obj_is_entire(obj_req) &&
-	     !obj_req->img_request->snapc->num_snaps))
-		return false;
+	if (obj_req->img_request->op_type == OBJ_OP_DISCARD) {
+		dout("%s %p objno %llu discard\n", __func__, obj_req,
+		     obj_req->ex.oe_objno);
+		return;
+	}
 
-	return true;
+	if (!obj_req->num_img_extents) {
+		dout("%s %p objno %llu not overlapping\n", __func__, obj_req,
+		     obj_req->ex.oe_objno);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (rbd_obj_is_entire(obj_req) &&
+	    !obj_req->img_request->snapc->num_snaps) {
+		dout("%s %p objno %llu entire\n", __func__, obj_req,
+		     obj_req->ex.oe_objno);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	obj_req->flags |= RBD_OBJ_FLAG_COPYUP_ENABLED;
 }
 
 static u64 rbd_obj_img_extents_bytes(struct rbd_obj_request *obj_req)
@@ -2389,9 +2403,6 @@ static int rbd_obj_init_write(struct rbd_obj_request *obj_req)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (rbd_obj_copyup_enabled(obj_req))
-		obj_req->flags |= RBD_OBJ_FLAG_COPYUP_ENABLED;
-
 	obj_req->write_state = RBD_OBJ_WRITE_START;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2497,8 +2508,6 @@ static int rbd_obj_init_zeroout(struct rbd_obj_request *obj_req)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (rbd_obj_copyup_enabled(obj_req))
-		obj_req->flags |= RBD_OBJ_FLAG_COPYUP_ENABLED;
 	if (!obj_req->num_img_extents) {
 		obj_req->flags |= RBD_OBJ_FLAG_NOOP_FOR_NONEXISTENT;
 		if (rbd_obj_is_entire(obj_req))
@@ -3439,6 +3448,7 @@ again:
 	case RBD_OBJ_WRITE_START:
 		rbd_assert(!*result);
 
+		rbd_obj_set_copyup_enabled(obj_req);
 		if (rbd_obj_write_is_noop(obj_req))
 			return true;