diff --git a/net/ceph/ceph_common.c b/net/ceph/ceph_common.c
index 2883ea0..97f70e5 100644
--- a/net/ceph/ceph_common.c
+++ b/net/ceph/ceph_common.c
@@ -432,9 +432,12 @@
 /*
  * create a fresh client instance
  */
-struct ceph_client *ceph_create_client(struct ceph_options *opt, void *private)
+struct ceph_client *ceph_create_client(struct ceph_options *opt, void *private,
+				       unsigned supported_features,
+				       unsigned required_features)
 {
 	struct ceph_client *client;
+	struct ceph_entity_addr *myaddr = NULL;
 	int err = -ENOMEM;
 
 	client = kzalloc(sizeof(*client), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -449,15 +452,27 @@
 	client->auth_err = 0;
 
 	client->extra_mon_dispatch = NULL;
-	client->supported_features = CEPH_FEATURE_SUPPORTED_DEFAULT;
-	client->required_features = CEPH_FEATURE_REQUIRED_DEFAULT;
+	client->supported_features = CEPH_FEATURE_SUPPORTED_DEFAULT |
+		supported_features;
+	client->required_features = CEPH_FEATURE_REQUIRED_DEFAULT |
+		required_features;
 
-	client->msgr = NULL;
+	/* 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);
 
 	/* subsystems */
 	err = ceph_monc_init(&client->monc, client);
 	if (err < 0)
-		goto fail;
+		goto fail_msgr;
 	err = ceph_osdc_init(&client->osdc, client);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto fail_monc;
@@ -466,6 +481,8 @@
 
 fail_monc:
 	ceph_monc_stop(&client->monc);
+fail_msgr:
+	ceph_messenger_destroy(client->msgr);
 fail:
 	kfree(client);
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
@@ -490,8 +507,7 @@
 
 	ceph_debugfs_client_cleanup(client);
 
-	if (client->msgr)
-		ceph_messenger_destroy(client->msgr);
+	ceph_messenger_destroy(client->msgr);
 
 	ceph_destroy_options(client->options);
 
@@ -514,24 +530,9 @@
  */
 int __ceph_open_session(struct ceph_client *client, unsigned long started)
 {
-	struct ceph_entity_addr *myaddr = NULL;
 	int err;
 	unsigned long timeout = client->options->mount_timeout * HZ;
 
-	/* initialize the messenger */
-	if (client->msgr == NULL) {
-		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)) {
-			client->msgr = NULL;
-			return PTR_ERR(client->msgr);
-		}
-		client->msgr->nocrc = ceph_test_opt(client, NOCRC);
-	}
-
 	/* open session, and wait for mon and osd maps */
 	err = ceph_monc_open_session(&client->monc);
 	if (err < 0)