diff --git a/net/core/stream.c b/net/core/stream.c
index 051aa71a8ad0..30e7deff4c55 100644
--- a/net/core/stream.c
+++ b/net/core/stream.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ int sk_stream_wait_connect(struct sock *sk, long *timeo_p)
 		remove_wait_queue(sk_sleep(sk), &wait);
 		sk->sk_write_pending--;
 	} while (!done);
-	return 0;
+	return done < 0 ? done : 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sk_stream_wait_connect);