diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index c82e7b52ab1f..d4104144bab1 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -1217,7 +1217,7 @@ static int vsock_stream_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
 
 		if (signal_pending(current)) {
 			err = sock_intr_errno(timeout);
-			sk->sk_state = TCP_CLOSE;
+			sk->sk_state = sk->sk_state == TCP_ESTABLISHED ? TCP_CLOSING : TCP_CLOSE;
 			sock->state = SS_UNCONNECTED;
 			vsock_transport_cancel_pkt(vsk);
 			goto out_wait;