diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
index 7f7de6d88096..655d5f911c84 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
@@ -1298,7 +1298,8 @@ void virtio_transport_release(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
 	struct sock *sk = &vsk->sk;
 	bool remove_sock = true;
 
-	if (sk->sk_type == SOCK_STREAM || sk->sk_type == SOCK_SEQPACKET)
+	if ((sk->sk_type == SOCK_STREAM || sk->sk_type == SOCK_SEQPACKET)
+		&& !sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD))
 		remove_sock = virtio_transport_close(vsk);
 
 	if (remove_sock) {