diff --git a/net/ceph/messenger.c b/net/ceph/messenger.c
index ba1037ceb496..7f703ae081c7 100644
--- a/net/ceph/messenger.c
+++ b/net/ceph/messenger.c
@@ -1542,7 +1542,6 @@ static int process_connect(struct ceph_connection *con)
 			con->error_msg = "connect authorization failure";
 			return -1;
 		}
-		con->auth_retry = 1;
 		con_out_kvec_reset(con);
 		ret = prepare_write_connect(con);
 		if (ret < 0)
@@ -1627,7 +1626,7 @@ static int process_connect(struct ceph_connection *con)
 
 		WARN_ON(con->state != CON_STATE_NEGOTIATING);
 		con->state = CON_STATE_OPEN;
-
+		con->auth_retry = 0;    /* we authenticated; clear flag */
 		con->peer_global_seq = le32_to_cpu(con->in_reply.global_seq);
 		con->connect_seq++;
 		con->peer_features = server_feat;