diff --git a/net/ceph/messenger.c b/net/ceph/messenger.c
index cca3cf341d70..6b38b6fbb25f 100644
--- a/net/ceph/messenger.c
+++ b/net/ceph/messenger.c
@@ -695,8 +695,7 @@ static void prepare_write_banner(struct ceph_messenger *msgr,
 }
 
 static int prepare_write_connect(struct ceph_messenger *msgr,
-				 struct ceph_connection *con,
-				 int include_banner)
+				 struct ceph_connection *con)
 {
 	unsigned global_seq = get_global_seq(con->msgr, 0);
 	int proto;
@@ -725,8 +724,6 @@ static int prepare_write_connect(struct ceph_messenger *msgr,
 	con->out_connect.protocol_version = cpu_to_le32(proto);
 	con->out_connect.flags = 0;
 
-	if (include_banner)
-		prepare_write_banner(msgr, con);
 	ceph_con_out_kvec_add(con, sizeof (con->out_connect), &con->out_connect);
 
 	con->out_more = 0;
@@ -1389,7 +1386,7 @@ static int process_connect(struct ceph_connection *con)
 		}
 		con->auth_retry = 1;
 		ceph_con_out_kvec_reset(con);
-		ret = prepare_write_connect(con->msgr, con, 0);
+		ret = prepare_write_connect(con->msgr, con);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 		prepare_read_connect(con);
@@ -1410,7 +1407,7 @@ static int process_connect(struct ceph_connection *con)
 		       ceph_pr_addr(&con->peer_addr.in_addr));
 		reset_connection(con);
 		ceph_con_out_kvec_reset(con);
-		prepare_write_connect(con->msgr, con, 0);
+		prepare_write_connect(con->msgr, con);
 		prepare_read_connect(con);
 
 		/* Tell ceph about it. */
@@ -1434,7 +1431,7 @@ static int process_connect(struct ceph_connection *con)
 		     le32_to_cpu(con->in_connect.connect_seq));
 		con->connect_seq = le32_to_cpu(con->in_connect.connect_seq);
 		ceph_con_out_kvec_reset(con);
-		prepare_write_connect(con->msgr, con, 0);
+		prepare_write_connect(con->msgr, con);
 		prepare_read_connect(con);
 		break;
 
@@ -1449,7 +1446,7 @@ static int process_connect(struct ceph_connection *con)
 		get_global_seq(con->msgr,
 			       le32_to_cpu(con->in_connect.global_seq));
 		ceph_con_out_kvec_reset(con);
-		prepare_write_connect(con->msgr, con, 0);
+		prepare_write_connect(con->msgr, con);
 		prepare_read_connect(con);
 		break;
 
@@ -1855,7 +1852,8 @@ more:
 	/* open the socket first? */
 	if (con->sock == NULL) {
 		ceph_con_out_kvec_reset(con);
-		prepare_write_connect(msgr, con, 1);
+		prepare_write_banner(msgr, con);
+		prepare_write_connect(msgr, con);
 		prepare_read_banner(con);
 		set_bit(CONNECTING, &con->state);
 		clear_bit(NEGOTIATING, &con->state);