diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index 533c733618df..6ba8c85dc161 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -1836,23 +1836,22 @@ static int vsock_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr_unsized *addr,
 		timeout = schedule_timeout(timeout);
 		lock_sock(sk);
 
-		/* Connection established. Whatever happens to socket once we
-		 * release it, that's not connect()'s concern. No need to go
+		/* Connection was established. Whatever happens to socket once
+		 * we release it, that's not connect()'s concern. No need to go
 		 * into signal and timeout handling. Call it a day.
 		 *
 		 * Note that allowing to "reset" an already established socket
 		 * here is racy and insecure.
 		 */
-		if (sk->sk_state == TCP_ESTABLISHED)
-			break;
+		if (sk->sk_state == TCP_ESTABLISHED ||
+		    sk->sk_state == TCP_CLOSING) {
+			err = 0;
+			goto out_wait;
+		}
 
 		/* If connection was _not_ established and a signal/timeout came
 		 * to be, we want the socket's state reset. User space may want
-		 * to retry.
-		 *
-		 * sk_state != TCP_ESTABLISHED implies that socket is not on
-		 * vsock_connected_table. We keep the binding and the transport
-		 * assigned.
+		 * to retry, so we keep the binding and the transport assigned.
 		 */
 		if (signal_pending(current) || timeout == 0) {
 			err = timeout == 0 ? -ETIMEDOUT : sock_intr_errno(timeout);