diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index 059dad7deefe..1e4c76d2b827 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ unsigned int tcp_poll(struct file *file, struct socket *sock, poll_table *wait)
 
 		if (tp->urg_data & TCP_URG_VALID)
 			mask |= POLLPRI;
-	} else if (sk->sk_state == TCP_SYN_SENT && inet_sk(sk)->defer_connect) {
+	} else if (state == TCP_SYN_SENT && inet_sk(sk)->defer_connect) {
 		/* Active TCP fastopen socket with defer_connect
 		 * Return POLLOUT so application can call write()
 		 * in order for kernel to generate SYN+data