diff --git a/net/ceph/osd_client.c b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
index 1a7be2f615dc..610e584524d1 100644
--- a/net/ceph/osd_client.c
+++ b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
@@ -1586,6 +1586,7 @@ static enum calc_target_result calc_target(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 	struct ceph_pg_pool_info *pi;
 	struct ceph_pg pgid, last_pgid;
 	struct ceph_osds up, acting;
+	bool should_be_paused;
 	bool is_read = t->flags & CEPH_OSD_FLAG_READ;
 	bool is_write = t->flags & CEPH_OSD_FLAG_WRITE;
 	bool force_resend = false;
@@ -1654,10 +1655,16 @@ static enum calc_target_result calc_target(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 				 &last_pgid))
 		force_resend = true;
 
-	if (t->paused && !target_should_be_paused(osdc, t, pi)) {
-		t->paused = false;
+	should_be_paused = target_should_be_paused(osdc, t, pi);
+	if (t->paused && !should_be_paused) {
 		unpaused = true;
 	}
+	if (t->paused != should_be_paused) {
+		dout("%s t %p paused %d -> %d\n", __func__, t, t->paused,
+		     should_be_paused);
+		t->paused = should_be_paused;
+	}
+
 	legacy_change = ceph_pg_compare(&t->pgid, &pgid) ||
 			ceph_osds_changed(&t->acting, &acting,
 					  t->used_replica || any_change);