diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index 62e22c4b13c0..e89cb84b8d73 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -1842,12 +1842,10 @@ static int vsock_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr_unsized *addr,
 		prepare_to_wait(sk_sleep(sk), &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 	}
 
-	if (sk->sk_err) {
-		err = -sk->sk_err;
+	err = sock_error(sk);
+	if (err) {
 		sk->sk_state = TCP_CLOSE;
 		sock->state = SS_UNCONNECTED;
-	} else {
-		err = 0;
 	}
 
 out_wait: