diff --git a/net/ceph/osd_client.c b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
index f693a2f8ac86..41a4abc7e98e 100644
--- a/net/ceph/osd_client.c
+++ b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
@@ -1035,10 +1035,11 @@ static void put_osd(struct ceph_osd *osd)
 {
 	dout("put_osd %p %d -> %d\n", osd, atomic_read(&osd->o_ref),
 	     atomic_read(&osd->o_ref) - 1);
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&osd->o_ref) && osd->o_auth.authorizer) {
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&osd->o_ref)) {
 		struct ceph_auth_client *ac = osd->o_osdc->client->monc.auth;
 
-		ceph_auth_destroy_authorizer(ac, osd->o_auth.authorizer);
+		if (osd->o_auth.authorizer)
+			ceph_auth_destroy_authorizer(ac, osd->o_auth.authorizer);
 		kfree(osd);
 	}
 }