diff --git a/net/ceph/messenger.c b/net/ceph/messenger.c
index b979675..24c5eea 100644
--- a/net/ceph/messenger.c
+++ b/net/ceph/messenger.c
@@ -915,7 +915,6 @@
 	con->out_connect.authorizer_len = auth ?
 		cpu_to_le32(auth->authorizer_buf_len) : 0;
 
-	con_out_kvec_reset(con);
 	con_out_kvec_add(con, sizeof (con->out_connect),
 					&con->out_connect);
 	if (auth && auth->authorizer_buf_len)
@@ -1557,6 +1556,7 @@
 			return -1;
 		}
 		con->auth_retry = 1;
+		con_out_kvec_reset(con);
 		ret = prepare_write_connect(con);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
@@ -1577,6 +1577,7 @@
 		       ENTITY_NAME(con->peer_name),
 		       ceph_pr_addr(&con->peer_addr.in_addr));
 		reset_connection(con);
+		con_out_kvec_reset(con);
 		ret = prepare_write_connect(con);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
@@ -1601,6 +1602,7 @@
 		     le32_to_cpu(con->out_connect.connect_seq),
 		     le32_to_cpu(con->in_reply.connect_seq));
 		con->connect_seq = le32_to_cpu(con->in_reply.connect_seq);
+		con_out_kvec_reset(con);
 		ret = prepare_write_connect(con);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
@@ -1617,6 +1619,7 @@
 		     le32_to_cpu(con->in_reply.global_seq));
 		get_global_seq(con->msgr,
 			       le32_to_cpu(con->in_reply.global_seq));
+		con_out_kvec_reset(con);
 		ret = prepare_write_connect(con);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
@@ -2135,7 +2138,11 @@
 		BUG_ON(con->state != CON_STATE_CONNECTING);
 		con->state = CON_STATE_NEGOTIATING;
 
-		/* Banner is good, exchange connection info */
+		/*
+		 * Received banner is good, exchange connection info.
+		 * Do not reset out_kvec, as sending our banner raced
+		 * with receiving peer banner after connect completed.
+		 */
 		ret = prepare_write_connect(con);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto out;