}
 
 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;
        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;
                }
                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);
                       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. */
                     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;
 
                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;
 
        /* 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);