diff --git a/fs/ceph/caps.c b/fs/ceph/caps.c
index 029cab713731..2b3c8b1c774c 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/caps.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/caps.c
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ static void __check_cap_issue(struct ceph_inode_info *ci, struct ceph_cap *cap,
 	 */
 	if ((issued & CEPH_CAP_FILE_SHARED) != (had & CEPH_CAP_FILE_SHARED)) {
 		if (issued & CEPH_CAP_FILE_SHARED)
-			ci->i_shared_gen++;
+			atomic64_inc(&ci->i_shared_gen);
 		if (S_ISDIR(ci->vfs_inode.i_mode)) {
 			dout(" marking %p NOT complete\n", &ci->vfs_inode);
 			__ceph_dir_clear_complete(ci);
diff --git a/fs/ceph/dir.c b/fs/ceph/dir.c
index 64afa46b211f..0a23a4d9fde8 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/dir.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ __dcache_find_get_entry(struct dentry *parent, u64 idx,
  * the MDS if/when the directory is modified).
  */
 static int __dcache_readdir(struct file *file,  struct dir_context *ctx,
-			    u32 shared_gen)
+			    long long shared_gen)
 {
 	struct ceph_file_info *fi = file->private_data;
 	struct dentry *parent = file->f_path.dentry;
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static int __dcache_readdir(struct file *file,  struct dir_context *ctx,
 	u64 idx = 0;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	dout("__dcache_readdir %p v%u at %llx\n", dir, shared_gen, ctx->pos);
+	dout("__dcache_readdir %p v%llu at %llx\n", dir, (u64)shared_gen, ctx->pos);
 
 	/* search start position */
 	if (ctx->pos > 2) {
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ static int ceph_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 	    ceph_snap(inode) != CEPH_SNAPDIR &&
 	    __ceph_dir_is_complete_ordered(ci) &&
 	    __ceph_caps_issued_mask(ci, CEPH_CAP_FILE_SHARED, 1)) {
-		u32 shared_gen = ci->i_shared_gen;
+		long long shared_gen = atomic64_read(&ci->i_shared_gen);
 		spin_unlock(&ci->i_ceph_lock);
 		err = __dcache_readdir(file, ctx, shared_gen);
 		if (err != -EAGAIN)
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ static struct dentry *ceph_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 			spin_unlock(&ci->i_ceph_lock);
 			dout(" dir %p complete, -ENOENT\n", dir);
 			d_add(dentry, NULL);
-			di->lease_shared_gen = ci->i_shared_gen;
+			di->lease_shared_gen = atomic64_read(&ci->i_shared_gen);
 			return NULL;
 		}
 		spin_unlock(&ci->i_ceph_lock);
@@ -1191,12 +1191,12 @@ static int dir_lease_is_valid(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 	int valid = 0;
 
 	spin_lock(&ci->i_ceph_lock);
-	if (ci->i_shared_gen == di->lease_shared_gen)
+	if (atomic64_read(&ci->i_shared_gen) == di->lease_shared_gen)
 		valid = __ceph_caps_issued_mask(ci, CEPH_CAP_FILE_SHARED, 1);
 	spin_unlock(&ci->i_ceph_lock);
-	dout("dir_lease_is_valid dir %p v%u dentry %p v%u = %d\n",
-	     dir, (unsigned)ci->i_shared_gen, dentry,
-	     (unsigned)di->lease_shared_gen, valid);
+	dout("dir_lease_is_valid dir %p v%llu dentry %p v%llu = %d\n",
+	     dir, (u64)atomic64_read(&ci->i_shared_gen),
+	     dentry, (u64)di->lease_shared_gen, valid);
 	return valid;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ceph/inode.c b/fs/ceph/inode.c
index 666ad10e2b85..a9de83f012bf 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/inode.c
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ struct inode *ceph_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	ci->i_wrbuffer_ref = 0;
 	ci->i_wrbuffer_ref_head = 0;
 	atomic_set(&ci->i_filelock_ref, 0);
-	ci->i_shared_gen = 0;
+	atomic64_set(&ci->i_shared_gen, 0);
 	ci->i_rdcache_gen = 0;
 	ci->i_rdcache_revoking = 0;
 
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ static void update_dentry_lease(struct dentry *dentry,
 	if (ceph_snap(dir) != CEPH_NOSNAP)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	di->lease_shared_gen = ceph_inode(dir)->i_shared_gen;
+	di->lease_shared_gen = atomic64_read(&ceph_inode(dir)->i_shared_gen);
 
 	if (duration == 0)
 		goto out_unlock;
diff --git a/fs/ceph/super.h b/fs/ceph/super.h
index 2beeec07fa76..ec301fce2556 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/super.h
+++ b/fs/ceph/super.h
@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@ struct ceph_inode_xattr {
  */
 struct ceph_dentry_info {
 	struct ceph_mds_session *lease_session;
-	u32 lease_gen, lease_shared_gen;
+	long long lease_shared_gen;
+	u32 lease_gen;
 	u32 lease_seq;
 	unsigned long lease_renew_after, lease_renew_from;
 	struct list_head lru;
@@ -353,7 +354,7 @@ struct ceph_inode_info {
 	int i_rd_ref, i_rdcache_ref, i_wr_ref, i_wb_ref;
 	int i_wrbuffer_ref, i_wrbuffer_ref_head;
 	atomic_t i_filelock_ref;
-	u32 i_shared_gen;       /* increment each time we get FILE_SHARED */
+	atomic64_t i_shared_gen;       /* increment each time we get FILE_SHARED */
 	u32 i_rdcache_gen;      /* incremented each time we get FILE_CACHE. */
 	u32 i_rdcache_revoking; /* RDCACHE gen to async invalidate, if any */
 
