diff --git a/net/ceph/messenger.c b/net/ceph/messenger.c
index 9cfedf565f5b..fec20819a5ea 100644
--- a/net/ceph/messenger.c
+++ b/net/ceph/messenger.c
@@ -2337,7 +2337,7 @@ static int read_partial_message(struct ceph_connection *con)
 		con->in_base_pos = -front_len - middle_len - data_len -
 			sizeof(m->footer);
 		con->in_tag = CEPH_MSGR_TAG_READY;
-		return 0;
+		return 1;
 	} else if ((s64)seq - (s64)con->in_seq > 1) {
 		pr_err("read_partial_message bad seq %lld expected %lld\n",
 		       seq, con->in_seq + 1);
@@ -2363,7 +2363,7 @@ static int read_partial_message(struct ceph_connection *con)
 				sizeof(m->footer);
 			con->in_tag = CEPH_MSGR_TAG_READY;
 			con->in_seq++;
-			return 0;
+			return 1;
 		}
 
 		BUG_ON(!con->in_msg);