diff --git a/src/osd/osd.h b/src/osd/osd.h
index 59948e55..49c32bc8 100644
--- a/src/osd/osd.h
+++ b/src/osd/osd.h
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ class osd_t
         osd_rmw_stripe_t *si, bool wr, inode_t inode, uint64_t op_version);
     void submit_primary_del_subops(osd_op_t *cur_op, uint64_t *cur_set, uint64_t set_size, pg_osd_set_t & loc_set);
     void submit_primary_del_batch(osd_op_t *cur_op, obj_ver_osd_t *chunks_to_delete, int chunks_to_delete_count);
-    int submit_primary_sync_subops(osd_op_t *cur_op);
+    void submit_primary_sync_subops(osd_op_t *cur_op);
     void submit_primary_stab_subops(osd_op_t *cur_op);
     void submit_primary_rollback_subops(osd_op_t *cur_op, const uint64_t* osd_set);
 
diff --git a/src/osd/osd_primary_subops.cpp b/src/osd/osd_primary_subops.cpp
index 6a303963..16227c26 100644
--- a/src/osd/osd_primary_subops.cpp
+++ b/src/osd/osd_primary_subops.cpp
@@ -633,13 +633,17 @@ void osd_t::submit_primary_del_batch(osd_op_t *cur_op, obj_ver_osd_t *chunks_to_
     }
 }
 
-int osd_t::submit_primary_sync_subops(osd_op_t *cur_op)
+void osd_t::submit_primary_sync_subops(osd_op_t *cur_op)
 {
     osd_primary_op_data_t *op_data = cur_op->op_data;
     int n_osds = op_data->dirty_osd_count;
-    osd_op_t *subops = new osd_op_t[n_osds];
     op_data->done = op_data->errors = op_data->errcode = 0;
     op_data->n_subops = n_osds;
+    if (op_data->n_subops <= 0)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+    osd_op_t *subops = new osd_op_t[n_osds];
     op_data->subops = subops;
     robin_hood::unordered_flat_map<uint64_t, osd_client_t*>::iterator peer_it;
     for (int i = 0; i < n_osds; i++)
@@ -677,25 +681,27 @@ int osd_t::submit_primary_sync_subops(osd_op_t *cur_op)
         }
         else
         {
-            op_data->done++;
+            op_data->n_subops--;
         }
     }
-    if (op_data->done >= op_data->n_subops)
+    if (op_data->n_subops <= 0)
     {
         delete[] op_data->subops;
         op_data->subops = NULL;
-        return 0;
     }
-    return 1;
 }
 
 void osd_t::submit_primary_stab_subops(osd_op_t *cur_op)
 {
     osd_primary_op_data_t *op_data = cur_op->op_data;
     int n_osds = op_data->unstable_write_osds->size();
-    osd_op_t *subops = new osd_op_t[n_osds];
     op_data->done = op_data->errors = op_data->errcode = 0;
     op_data->n_subops = n_osds;
+    if (op_data->n_subops <= 0)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+    osd_op_t *subops = new osd_op_t[n_osds];
     op_data->subops = subops;
     for (int i = 0; i < n_osds; i++)
     {
diff --git a/src/osd/osd_primary_sync.cpp b/src/osd/osd_primary_sync.cpp
index 2c88baba..48d642c4 100644
--- a/src/osd/osd_primary_sync.cpp
+++ b/src/osd/osd_primary_sync.cpp
@@ -127,13 +127,13 @@ resume_2:
     if (immediate_commit != IMMEDIATE_ALL)
     {
         // SYNC
-        if (!submit_primary_sync_subops(cur_op))
-        {
-            goto resume_4;
-        }
+        submit_primary_sync_subops(cur_op);
 resume_3:
-        op_data->st = 3;
-        return;
+        if (op_data->n_subops > 0)
+        {
+            op_data->st = 3;
+            return;
+        }
 resume_4:
         if (op_data->errors > 0)
         {
@@ -194,8 +194,11 @@ resume_6:
         // Actually delete copies which we wanted to delete
         submit_primary_del_batch(cur_op, op_data->copies_to_delete, op_data->copies_to_delete_count);
 resume_7:
-        op_data->st = 7;
-        return;
+        if (op_data->n_subops > 0)
+        {
+            op_data->st = 7;
+            return;
+        }
 resume_8:
         if (op_data->errors > 0)
         {