diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vsock.c b/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
index 61255855d490..d94a06008ff6 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
@@ -656,6 +656,7 @@ static int vhost_vsock_dev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	}
 
 	vsock->guest_cid = 0; /* no CID assigned yet */
+	vsock->seqpacket_allow = false;
 
 	atomic_set(&vsock->queued_replies, 0);
 
@@ -799,8 +800,7 @@ static int vhost_vsock_set_features(struct vhost_vsock *vsock, u64 features)
 			goto err;
 	}
 
-	if (features & (1ULL << VIRTIO_VSOCK_F_SEQPACKET))
-		vsock->seqpacket_allow = true;
+	vsock->seqpacket_allow = features & (1ULL << VIRTIO_VSOCK_F_SEQPACKET);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(vsock->vqs); i++) {
 		vq = &vsock->vqs[i];