diff --git a/fs/ceph/super.c b/fs/ceph/super.c
index d8b001d7edf9..6ce1c6ae48ca 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/super.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/super.c
@@ -396,13 +396,18 @@ static int ceph_parse_mon_addr(struct fs_parameter *param,
 {
 	struct ceph_parse_opts_ctx *pctx = fc->fs_private;
 	struct ceph_mount_options *fsopt = pctx->opts;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = ceph_parse_mon_ips(param->string, strlen(param->string),
+				 pctx->copts, fc->log.log, '/');
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	kfree(fsopt->mon_addr);
 	fsopt->mon_addr = param->string;
 	param->string = NULL;
 
-	return ceph_parse_mon_ips(fsopt->mon_addr, strlen(fsopt->mon_addr),
-				  pctx->copts, fc->log.log, '/');
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int ceph_parse_mount_param(struct fs_context *fc,