void *auth_buf;
        int auth_len;
        int auth_protocol;
+       int ret;
 
        if (!con->ops->get_authorizer) {
                con->out_connect.authorizer_protocol = CEPH_AUTH_UNKNOWN;
        auth_buf = NULL;
        auth_len = 0;
        auth_protocol = CEPH_AUTH_UNKNOWN;
-       con->ops->get_authorizer(con, &auth_buf, &auth_len, &auth_protocol,
-                               &con->auth_reply_buf, &con->auth_reply_buf_len,
-                               con->auth_retry);
+       ret = con->ops->get_authorizer(con, &auth_buf, &auth_len,
+                               &auth_protocol, &con->auth_reply_buf,
+                               &con->auth_reply_buf_len, con->auth_retry);
        mutex_lock(&con->mutex);
 
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
+
        if (test_bit(CLOSED, &con->state) || test_bit(OPENING, &con->state))
                return -EAGAIN;