diff --git a/net/llc/af_llc.c b/net/llc/af_llc.c
index 59d593bb5d18..1b210db3119e 100644
--- a/net/llc/af_llc.c
+++ b/net/llc/af_llc.c
@@ -520,8 +520,10 @@ static int llc_ui_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr_unsized *uaddr,
 	if (sk->sk_state == TCP_SYN_SENT) {
 		const long timeo = sock_sndtimeo(sk, flags & O_NONBLOCK);
 
-		if (!timeo || !llc_ui_wait_for_conn(sk, timeo))
+		if (!timeo || !llc_ui_wait_for_conn(sk, timeo)) {
+			rc = -EINPROGRESS;
 			goto out;
+		}
 
 		rc = sock_intr_errno(timeo);
 		if (signal_pending(current))