diff --git a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
index ee02a742fff5..8c1f04c3a684 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
@@ -2552,8 +2552,7 @@ static void __do_request(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
 		if (!(mdsc->fsc->mount_options->flags &
 		      CEPH_MOUNT_OPT_MOUNTWAIT) &&
 		    !ceph_mdsmap_is_cluster_available(mdsc->mdsmap)) {
-			err = -ENOENT;
-			pr_info("probably no mds server is up\n");
+			err = -EHOSTUNREACH;
 			goto finish;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/fs/ceph/super.c b/fs/ceph/super.c
index b47f43fc2d68..62fc7d46032e 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/super.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/super.c
@@ -1137,6 +1137,11 @@ static struct dentry *ceph_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 	return res;
 
 out_splat:
+	if (!ceph_mdsmap_is_cluster_available(fsc->mdsc->mdsmap)) {
+		pr_info("No mds server is up or the cluster is laggy\n");
+		err = -EHOSTUNREACH;
+	}
+
 	ceph_mdsc_close_sessions(fsc->mdsc);
 	deactivate_locked_super(sb);
 	goto out_final;