diff --git a/fs/ceph/auth_x.c b/fs/ceph/auth_x.c
index 33d3ad4dc456..8d8a84964763 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/auth_x.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/auth_x.c
@@ -156,7 +156,11 @@ static int ceph_x_proc_ticket_reply(struct ceph_auth_client *ac,
 		struct timespec validity;
 		struct ceph_crypto_key old_key;
 		void *tp, *tpend;
+		struct ceph_timespec new_validity;
+		struct ceph_crypto_key new_session_key;
 		struct ceph_buffer *new_ticket_blob;
+		unsigned long new_expires, new_renew_after;
+		u64 new_secret_id;
 
 		ceph_decode_need(&p, end, sizeof(u32) + 1, bad);
 
@@ -189,16 +193,16 @@ static int ceph_x_proc_ticket_reply(struct ceph_auth_client *ac,
 			goto bad;
 
 		memcpy(&old_key, &th->session_key, sizeof(old_key));
-		ret = ceph_crypto_key_decode(&th->session_key, &dp, dend);
+		ret = ceph_crypto_key_decode(&new_session_key, &dp, dend);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out;
 
-		ceph_decode_copy(&dp, &th->validity, sizeof(th->validity));
-		ceph_decode_timespec(&validity, &th->validity);
-		th->expires = get_seconds() + validity.tv_sec;
-		th->renew_after = th->expires - (validity.tv_sec / 4);
-		dout(" expires=%lu renew_after=%lu\n", th->expires,
-		     th->renew_after);
+		ceph_decode_copy(&dp, &new_validity, sizeof(new_validity));
+		ceph_decode_timespec(&validity, &new_validity);
+		new_expires = get_seconds() + validity.tv_sec;
+		new_renew_after = new_expires - (validity.tv_sec / 4);
+		dout(" expires=%lu renew_after=%lu\n", new_expires,
+		     new_renew_after);
 
 		/* ticket blob for service */
 		ceph_decode_8_safe(&p, end, is_enc, bad);
@@ -223,13 +227,21 @@ static int ceph_x_proc_ticket_reply(struct ceph_auth_client *ac,
 		dout(" ticket blob is %d bytes\n", dlen);
 		ceph_decode_need(&tp, tpend, 1 + sizeof(u64), bad);
 		struct_v = ceph_decode_8(&tp);
-		th->secret_id = ceph_decode_64(&tp);
+		new_secret_id = ceph_decode_64(&tp);
 		ret = ceph_decode_buffer(&new_ticket_blob, &tp, tpend);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out;
+
+		/* all is well, update our ticket */
+		ceph_crypto_key_destroy(&th->session_key);
 		if (th->ticket_blob)
 			ceph_buffer_put(th->ticket_blob);
+		th->session_key = new_session_key;
 		th->ticket_blob = new_ticket_blob;
+		th->validity = new_validity;
+		th->secret_id = new_secret_id;
+		th->expires = new_expires;
+		th->renew_after = new_renew_after;
 		dout(" got ticket service %d (%s) secret_id %lld len %d\n",
 		     type, ceph_entity_type_name(type), th->secret_id,
 		     (int)th->ticket_blob->vec.iov_len);