diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index f04abf662ec6..62628af84164 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -1402,6 +1402,9 @@ static int vsock_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
 		lock_sock(sk);
 
 		if (signal_pending(current)) {
+			if (cancel_delayed_work(&vsk->connect_work))
+				sock_put(sk);
+
 			err = sock_intr_errno(timeout);
 			sk->sk_state = sk->sk_state == TCP_ESTABLISHED ? TCP_CLOSING : TCP_CLOSE;
 			sock->state = SS_UNCONNECTED;
@@ -1409,6 +1412,9 @@ static int vsock_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
 			vsock_remove_connected(vsk);
 			goto out_wait;
 		} else if (timeout == 0) {
+			if (cancel_delayed_work(&vsk->connect_work))
+				sock_put(sk);
+
 			err = -ETIMEDOUT;
 			sk->sk_state = TCP_CLOSE;
 			sock->state = SS_UNCONNECTED;