diff --git a/net/ceph/mon_client.c b/net/ceph/mon_client.c
index ef5c174102d5e3114e54d31c8c76d43c42d77978..82d3f1204ee48e8da36d1554a74fcda40e233438 100644
--- a/net/ceph/mon_client.c
+++ b/net/ceph/mon_client.c
@@ -1014,13 +1014,19 @@ static void delayed_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct ceph_mon_client *monc =
 		container_of(work, struct ceph_mon_client, delayed_work.work);
 
-	dout("monc delayed_work\n");
 	mutex_lock(&monc->mutex);
+	dout("%s mon%d\n", __func__, monc->cur_mon);
+	if (monc->cur_mon < 0) {
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	if (monc->hunting) {
 		dout("%s continuing hunt\n", __func__);
 		reopen_session(monc);
 	} else {
 		int is_auth = ceph_auth_is_authenticated(monc->auth);
+
+		dout("%s is_authed %d\n", __func__, is_auth);
 		if (ceph_con_keepalive_expired(&monc->con,
 					       CEPH_MONC_PING_TIMEOUT)) {
 			dout("monc keepalive timeout\n");
@@ -1045,6 +1051,8 @@ static void delayed_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		}
 	}
 	__schedule_delayed(monc);
+
+out:
 	mutex_unlock(&monc->mutex);
 }
 
@@ -1157,13 +1165,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ceph_monc_init);
 void ceph_monc_stop(struct ceph_mon_client *monc)
 {
 	dout("stop\n");
-	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&monc->delayed_work);
 
 	mutex_lock(&monc->mutex);
 	__close_session(monc);
+	monc->hunting = false;
 	monc->cur_mon = -1;
 	mutex_unlock(&monc->mutex);
 
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&monc->delayed_work);
+
 	/*
 	 * flush msgr queue before we destroy ourselves to ensure that:
 	 *  - any work that references our embedded con is finished.