diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index 4cd65a1a07f9..5d490633a7f1 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -1185,6 +1185,11 @@ static int vsock_stream_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto out;
 
+		/* sk_err might have been set as a result of an earlier
+		 * (failed) connect attempt.
+		 */
+		sk->sk_err = 0;
+
 		/* Mark sock as connecting and set the error code to in
 		 * progress in case this is a non-blocking connect.
 		 */