diff --git a/net/ceph/ceph_common.c b/net/ceph/ceph_common.c
index cc91319..2de3ea1 100644
--- a/net/ceph/ceph_common.c
+++ b/net/ceph/ceph_common.c
@@ -468,19 +468,15 @@
 	/* msgr */
 	if (ceph_test_opt(client, MYIP))
 		myaddr = &client->options->my_addr;
-	client->msgr = ceph_messenger_create(myaddr,
-					     client->supported_features,
-					     client->required_features);
-	if (IS_ERR(client->msgr)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(client->msgr);
-		goto fail;
-	}
-	client->msgr->nocrc = ceph_test_opt(client, NOCRC);
+	ceph_messenger_init(&client->msgr, myaddr,
+		client->supported_features,
+		client->required_features,
+		ceph_test_opt(client, NOCRC));
 
 	/* subsystems */
 	err = ceph_monc_init(&client->monc, client);
 	if (err < 0)
-		goto fail_msgr;
+		goto fail;
 	err = ceph_osdc_init(&client->osdc, client);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto fail_monc;
@@ -489,8 +485,6 @@
 
 fail_monc:
 	ceph_monc_stop(&client->monc);
-fail_msgr:
-	ceph_messenger_destroy(client->msgr);
 fail:
 	kfree(client);
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
@@ -515,8 +509,6 @@
 
 	ceph_debugfs_client_cleanup(client);
 
-	ceph_messenger_destroy(client->msgr);
-
 	ceph_destroy_options(client->options);
 
 	kfree(client);