diff --git a/src/client/Client.cc b/src/client/Client.cc
index 37bdb50b32f..2cf1a9e7314 100644
--- a/src/client/Client.cc
+++ b/src/client/Client.cc
@@ -3958,7 +3958,7 @@ void Client::_flushed(Inode *in)
 
 
 // checks common to add_update_cap, handle_cap_grant
-void Client::check_cap_issue(Inode *in, Cap *cap, unsigned issued)
+void Client::check_cap_issue(Inode *in, unsigned issued)
 {
   unsigned had = in->caps_issued();
 
@@ -4022,7 +4022,7 @@ void Client::add_update_cap(Inode *in, MetaSession *mds_session, uint64_t cap_id
     }
   }
 
-  check_cap_issue(in, &cap, issued);
+  check_cap_issue(in, issued);
 
   if (flags & CEPH_CAP_FLAG_AUTH) {
     if (in->auth_cap != &cap &&
@@ -5162,7 +5162,7 @@ void Client::handle_cap_grant(MetaSession *session, Inode *in, Cap *cap, const M
   cap->seq = m->get_seq();
   cap->gen = session->cap_gen;
 
-  check_cap_issue(in, cap, new_caps);
+  check_cap_issue(in, new_caps);
 
   // update inode
   int issued;
diff --git a/src/client/Client.h b/src/client/Client.h
index 36c239dd1bf..3c00d2294f4 100644
--- a/src/client/Client.h
+++ b/src/client/Client.h
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ public:
   int uninline_data(Inode *in, Context *onfinish);
 
   // file caps
-  void check_cap_issue(Inode *in, Cap *cap, unsigned issued);
+  void check_cap_issue(Inode *in, unsigned issued);
   void add_update_cap(Inode *in, MetaSession *session, uint64_t cap_id,
 		      unsigned issued, unsigned wanted, unsigned seq, unsigned mseq,
 		      inodeno_t realm, int flags, const UserPerm& perms);