diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index 2f633eec6b7a..ee12e176256c 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -1101,10 +1101,19 @@ static const struct proto_ops vsock_dgram_ops = {
 	.sendpage = sock_no_sendpage,
 };
 
+static int vsock_transport_cancel_pkt(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
+{
+	if (!transport->cancel_pkt)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	return transport->cancel_pkt(vsk);
+}
+
 static void vsock_connect_timeout(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct sock *sk;
 	struct vsock_sock *vsk;
+	int cancel = 0;
 
 	vsk = container_of(work, struct vsock_sock, dwork.work);
 	sk = sk_vsock(vsk);
@@ -1115,8 +1124,11 @@ static void vsock_connect_timeout(struct work_struct *work)
 		sk->sk_state = SS_UNCONNECTED;
 		sk->sk_err = ETIMEDOUT;
 		sk->sk_error_report(sk);
+		cancel = 1;
 	}
 	release_sock(sk);
+	if (cancel)
+		vsock_transport_cancel_pkt(vsk);
 
 	sock_put(sk);
 }
@@ -1223,11 +1235,13 @@ static int vsock_stream_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
 			err = sock_intr_errno(timeout);
 			sk->sk_state = SS_UNCONNECTED;
 			sock->state = SS_UNCONNECTED;
+			vsock_transport_cancel_pkt(vsk);
 			goto out_wait;
 		} else if (timeout == 0) {
 			err = -ETIMEDOUT;
 			sk->sk_state = SS_UNCONNECTED;
 			sock->state = SS_UNCONNECTED;
+			vsock_transport_cancel_pkt(vsk);
 			goto out_wait;
 		}