diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index d50edd6e0019..98a44ecb11e7 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -709,11 +709,11 @@ static unsigned int tipc_poll(struct file *file, struct socket *sock,
 
 	switch (sk->sk_state) {
 	case TIPC_ESTABLISHED:
+	case TIPC_CONNECTING:
 		if (!tsk->cong_link_cnt && !tsk_conn_cong(tsk))
 			mask |= POLLOUT;
 		/* fall thru' */
 	case TIPC_LISTEN:
-	case TIPC_CONNECTING:
 		if (!skb_queue_empty(&sk->sk_receive_queue))
 			mask |= (POLLIN | POLLRDNORM);
 		break;