diff --git a/net/ceph/decode.c b/net/ceph/decode.c
index bc109a1a4616..2f21af38cd9a 100644
--- a/net/ceph/decode.c
+++ b/net/ceph/decode.c
@@ -87,8 +87,9 @@ ceph_decode_entity_addr(void **p, void *end, struct ceph_entity_addr *addr)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ceph_decode_entity_addr);
 
 /*
- * Return addr of desired type (MSGR2 or LEGACY) or error.
- * Make sure there is only one match.
+ * Return addr of desired type (MSGR2 or LEGACY) or error.  In case of
+ * multiple matches, use the first one for compatibility with userspace
+ * messenger.
  *
  * Assume encoding with MSG_ADDR2.
  */
@@ -121,14 +122,13 @@ int ceph_decode_entity_addrvec(void **p, void *end, bool msgr2,
 
 		dout("%s i %d addr %s\n", __func__, i, ceph_pr_addr(&tmp_addr));
 		if (tmp_addr.type == my_type) {
-			if (found) {
-				pr_err("another match of type %d in addrvec\n",
-				       le32_to_cpu(my_type));
-				return -EINVAL;
+			if (!found) {
+				memcpy(addr, &tmp_addr, sizeof(*addr));
+				found = true;
+			} else {
+				dout("%s skipping extra match of type %d in addrvec\n",
+				     __func__, le32_to_cpu(my_type));
 			}
-
-			memcpy(addr, &tmp_addr, sizeof(*addr));
-			found = true;
 		}
 	}