diff --git a/net/ceph/messenger.c b/net/ceph/messenger.c
index fcb40c12b1f8..3b3d33ea9ed8 100644
--- a/net/ceph/messenger.c
+++ b/net/ceph/messenger.c
@@ -2569,6 +2569,11 @@ static int try_write(struct ceph_connection *con)
 	int ret = 1;
 
 	dout("try_write start %p state %lu\n", con, con->state);
+	if (con->state != CON_STATE_PREOPEN &&
+	    con->state != CON_STATE_CONNECTING &&
+	    con->state != CON_STATE_NEGOTIATING &&
+	    con->state != CON_STATE_OPEN)
+		return 0;
 
 more:
 	dout("try_write out_kvec_bytes %d\n", con->out_kvec_bytes);
@@ -2594,6 +2599,8 @@ static int try_write(struct ceph_connection *con)
 	}
 
 more_kvec:
+	BUG_ON(!con->sock);
+
 	/* kvec data queued? */
 	if (con->out_kvec_left) {
 		ret = write_partial_kvec(con);