diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index 5d28abf87fbf..c9473d698525 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ static unsigned int vsock_poll(struct file *file, struct socket *sock,
 		 * POLLOUT|POLLWRNORM when peer is closed and nothing to read,
 		 * but local send is not shutdown.
 		 */
-		if (sk->sk_state == TCP_CLOSE) {
+		if (sk->sk_state == TCP_CLOSE || sk->sk_state == TCP_CLOSING) {
 			if (!(sk->sk_shutdown & SEND_SHUTDOWN))
 				mask |= POLLOUT | POLLWRNORM;