diff --git a/net/ceph/messenger.c b/net/ceph/messenger.c
index a5502898ea33b0..2efb335deada60 100644
--- a/net/ceph/messenger.c
+++ b/net/ceph/messenger.c
@@ -2027,6 +2027,19 @@ static int process_connect(struct ceph_connection *con)
 
 	dout("process_connect on %p tag %d\n", con, (int)con->in_tag);
 
+	if (con->auth_reply_buf) {
+		/*
+		 * Any connection that defines ->get_authorizer()
+		 * should also define ->verify_authorizer_reply().
+		 * See get_connect_authorizer().
+		 */
+		ret = con->ops->verify_authorizer_reply(con, 0);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			con->error_msg = "bad authorize reply";
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
 	switch (con->in_reply.tag) {
 	case CEPH_MSGR_TAG_FEATURES:
 		pr_err("%s%lld %s feature set mismatch,"