diff --git a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
index 740d63d0fc50..98c15ff2e599 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
@@ -5141,23 +5141,12 @@ static struct ceph_auth_handshake *get_authorizer(struct ceph_connection *con,
 	struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc = s->s_mdsc;
 	struct ceph_auth_client *ac = mdsc->fsc->client->monc.auth;
 	struct ceph_auth_handshake *auth = &s->s_auth;
+	int ret;
 
-	if (force_new && auth->authorizer) {
-		ceph_auth_destroy_authorizer(auth->authorizer);
-		auth->authorizer = NULL;
-	}
-	if (!auth->authorizer) {
-		int ret = ceph_auth_create_authorizer(ac, CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_MDS,
-						      auth);
-		if (ret)
-			return ERR_PTR(ret);
-	} else {
-		int ret = ceph_auth_update_authorizer(ac, CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_MDS,
-						      auth);
-		if (ret)
-			return ERR_PTR(ret);
-	}
-	*proto = ac->protocol;
+	ret = __ceph_auth_get_authorizer(ac, auth, CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_MDS,
+					 force_new, proto, NULL, NULL);
+	if (ret)
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
 	return auth;
 }
diff --git a/net/ceph/osd_client.c b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
index 662b52e52651..61229c5e22cb 100644
--- a/net/ceph/osd_client.c
+++ b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
@@ -5589,23 +5589,12 @@ static struct ceph_auth_handshake *get_authorizer(struct ceph_connection *con,
 	struct ceph_osd_client *osdc = o->o_osdc;
 	struct ceph_auth_client *ac = osdc->client->monc.auth;
 	struct ceph_auth_handshake *auth = &o->o_auth;
+	int ret;
 
-	if (force_new && auth->authorizer) {
-		ceph_auth_destroy_authorizer(auth->authorizer);
-		auth->authorizer = NULL;
-	}
-	if (!auth->authorizer) {
-		int ret = ceph_auth_create_authorizer(ac, CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_OSD,
-						      auth);
-		if (ret)
-			return ERR_PTR(ret);
-	} else {
-		int ret = ceph_auth_update_authorizer(ac, CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_OSD,
-						     auth);
-		if (ret)
-			return ERR_PTR(ret);
-	}
-	*proto = ac->protocol;
+	ret = __ceph_auth_get_authorizer(ac, auth, CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_OSD,
+					 force_new, proto, NULL, NULL);
+	if (ret)
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
 	return auth;
 }