diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index e2c0cfb334d2..fa8c1b623fa2 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -1322,6 +1322,8 @@ static int vsock_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
 		 * non-blocking call.
 		 */
 		err = -EALREADY;
+		if (flags & O_NONBLOCK)
+			goto out;
 		break;
 	default:
 		if ((sk->sk_state == TCP_LISTEN) ||