diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index 1a565095376a..185dbed7de5d 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -1628,12 +1628,8 @@ static void smc_connect_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	lock_sock(&smc->sk);
 	if (rc != 0 || smc->sk.sk_err) {
 		smc->sk.sk_state = SMC_CLOSED;
-		if (rc == -EPIPE || rc == -EAGAIN)
-			smc->sk.sk_err = EPIPE;
-		else if (rc == -ECONNREFUSED)
-			smc->sk.sk_err = ECONNREFUSED;
-		else if (signal_pending(current))
-			smc->sk.sk_err = -sock_intr_errno(timeo);
+		if (!smc->sk.sk_err)
+			smc->sk.sk_err = (rc == -EAGAIN) ? EPIPE : -rc;
 		sock_put(&smc->sk); /* passive closing */
 		goto out;
 	}