diff --git a/net/ceph/messenger.c b/net/ceph/messenger.c
index 1041114453db400b36d6b3429937425f11a0198f..4b04ccc60db1c4800aab5a091f09068caeab7c95 100644
--- a/net/ceph/messenger.c
+++ b/net/ceph/messenger.c
@@ -2273,6 +2273,35 @@ static void queue_con(struct ceph_connection *con)
 	(void) queue_con_delay(con, 0);
 }
 
+static bool con_sock_closed(struct ceph_connection *con)
+{
+	if (!test_and_clear_bit(CON_FLAG_SOCK_CLOSED, &con->flags))
+		return false;
+
+#define CASE(x)								\
+	case CON_STATE_ ## x:						\
+		con->error_msg = "socket closed (con state " #x ")";	\
+		break;
+
+	switch (con->state) {
+	CASE(CLOSED);
+	CASE(PREOPEN);
+	CASE(CONNECTING);
+	CASE(NEGOTIATING);
+	CASE(OPEN);
+	CASE(STANDBY);
+	default:
+		pr_warning("%s con %p unrecognized state %lu\n",
+			__func__, con, con->state);
+		con->error_msg = "unrecognized con state";
+		BUG();
+		break;
+	}
+#undef CASE
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 /*
  * Do some work on a connection.  Drop a connection ref when we're done.
  */
@@ -2284,24 +2313,8 @@ static void con_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	mutex_lock(&con->mutex);
 restart:
-	if (test_and_clear_bit(CON_FLAG_SOCK_CLOSED, &con->flags)) {
-		switch (con->state) {
-		case CON_STATE_CONNECTING:
-			con->error_msg = "connection failed";
-			break;
-		case CON_STATE_NEGOTIATING:
-			con->error_msg = "negotiation failed";
-			break;
-		case CON_STATE_OPEN:
-			con->error_msg = "socket closed";
-			break;
-		default:
-			dout("unrecognized con state %d\n", (int)con->state);
-			con->error_msg = "unrecognized con state";
-			BUG();
-		}
+	if (con_sock_closed(con))
 		goto fault;
-	}
 
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(CON_FLAG_BACKOFF, &con->flags)) {
 		dout("con_work %p backing off\n", con);