diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index d7a106028f0e..ca8de9e1582d 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ static ssize_t sock_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *to)
 			     .msg_iocb = iocb};
 	ssize_t res;
 
-	if (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK)
+	if (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK || (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT))
 		msg.msg_flags = MSG_DONTWAIT;
 
 	if (iocb->ki_pos != 0)
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ static ssize_t sock_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 	if (iocb->ki_pos != 0)
 		return -ESPIPE;
 
-	if (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK)
+	if (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK || (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT))
 		msg.msg_flags = MSG_DONTWAIT;
 
 	if (sock->type == SOCK_SEQPACKET)