diff --git a/net/ceph/auth.c b/net/ceph/auth.c
index 3314705e5914..17660bde896b 100644
--- a/net/ceph/auth.c
+++ b/net/ceph/auth.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ int ceph_handle_auth_reply(struct ceph_auth_client *ac,
 		ac->negotiating = false;
 	}
 
-	if (result) {
+	if (result < 0) {
 		pr_err("auth protocol '%s' mauth authentication failed: %d\n",
 		       ceph_auth_proto_name(ac->protocol), result);
 		ret = result;
diff --git a/net/ceph/mon_client.c b/net/ceph/mon_client.c
index d5080530ce0c..d2cdc8ee3155 100644
--- a/net/ceph/mon_client.c
+++ b/net/ceph/mon_client.c
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ int ceph_monmap_contains(struct ceph_monmap *m, struct ceph_entity_addr *addr)
  */
 static void __send_prepared_auth_request(struct ceph_mon_client *monc, int len)
 {
+	BUG_ON(len > monc->m_auth->front_alloc_len);
+
 	monc->pending_auth = 1;
 	monc->m_auth->front.iov_len = len;
 	monc->m_auth->hdr.front_len = cpu_to_le32(len);