diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
index ffd4db198bdf..12eb365c1603 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
@@ -1223,8 +1223,6 @@ virtio_transport_recv_listen(struct sock *sk, struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	sk_acceptq_added(sk);
-
 	lock_sock_nested(child, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 
 	child->sk_state = TCP_ESTABLISHED;
@@ -1246,6 +1244,7 @@ virtio_transport_recv_listen(struct sock *sk, struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	sk_acceptq_added(sk);
 	if (virtio_transport_space_update(child, pkt))
 		child->sk_write_space(child);