diff --git a/io_uring/net.c b/io_uring/net.c
index a8006f8df5c8..10778f067f8f 100644
--- a/io_uring/net.c
+++ b/io_uring/net.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ struct io_connect {
 	struct file			*file;
 	struct sockaddr __user		*addr;
 	int				addr_len;
+	bool				in_progress;
 };
 
 struct io_sr_msg {
@@ -1263,6 +1264,7 @@ int io_connect_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 
 	conn->addr = u64_to_user_ptr(READ_ONCE(sqe->addr));
 	conn->addr_len =  READ_ONCE(sqe->addr2);
+	conn->in_progress = false;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1274,6 +1276,16 @@ int io_connect(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 	int ret;
 	bool force_nonblock = issue_flags & IO_URING_F_NONBLOCK;
 
+	if (connect->in_progress) {
+		struct socket *socket;
+
+		ret = -ENOTSOCK;
+		socket = sock_from_file(req->file);
+		if (socket)
+			ret = sock_error(socket->sk);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	if (req_has_async_data(req)) {
 		io = req->async_data;
 	} else {
@@ -1290,13 +1302,17 @@ int io_connect(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 	ret = __sys_connect_file(req->file, &io->address,
 					connect->addr_len, file_flags);
 	if ((ret == -EAGAIN || ret == -EINPROGRESS) && force_nonblock) {
-		if (req_has_async_data(req))
-			return -EAGAIN;
-		if (io_alloc_async_data(req)) {
-			ret = -ENOMEM;
-			goto out;
+		if (ret == -EINPROGRESS) {
+			connect->in_progress = true;
+		} else {
+			if (req_has_async_data(req))
+				return -EAGAIN;
+			if (io_alloc_async_data(req)) {
+				ret = -ENOMEM;
+				goto out;
+			}
+			memcpy(req->async_data, &__io, sizeof(__io));
 		}
-		memcpy(req->async_data, &__io, sizeof(__io));
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
 	if (ret == -ERESTARTSYS)