diff --git a/net/ceph/mon_client.c b/net/ceph/mon_client.c
index 2ac9ef35110b..dbcbf5a4707f 100644
--- a/net/ceph/mon_client.c
+++ b/net/ceph/mon_client.c
@@ -1041,7 +1041,15 @@ static struct ceph_msg *mon_alloc_msg(struct ceph_connection *con,
 	if (!m) {
 		pr_info("alloc_msg unknown type %d\n", type);
 		*skip = 1;
+	} else if (front_len > m->front_alloc_len) {
+		pr_warning("mon_alloc_msg front %d > prealloc %d (%u#%llu)\n",
+			   front_len, m->front_alloc_len,
+			   (unsigned int)con->peer_name.type,
+			   le64_to_cpu(con->peer_name.num));
+		ceph_msg_put(m);
+		m = ceph_msg_new(type, front_len, GFP_NOFS, false);
 	}
+
 	return m;
 }