diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index c71023a43bd3..46ff984da6f4 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -1220,6 +1220,7 @@ static int vsock_stream_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
 			sk->sk_state = SS_UNCONNECTED;
 			sock->state = SS_UNCONNECTED;
 			vsock_transport_cancel_pkt(vsk);
+			vsock_remove_connected(vsk);
 			goto out_wait;
 		} else if (timeout == 0) {
 			err = -ETIMEDOUT;