diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index 67a7b312a499..6c91f1217dcf 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -726,11 +726,11 @@ static __poll_t tipc_poll(struct file *file, struct socket *sock,
 
 	switch (sk->sk_state) {
 	case TIPC_ESTABLISHED:
-	case TIPC_CONNECTING:
 		if (!tsk->cong_link_cnt && !tsk_conn_cong(tsk))
 			revents |= EPOLLOUT;
 		/* fall thru' */
 	case TIPC_LISTEN:
+	case TIPC_CONNECTING:
 		if (!skb_queue_empty(&sk->sk_receive_queue))
 			revents |= EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDNORM;
 		break;
@@ -2039,7 +2039,7 @@ static bool tipc_sk_filter_connect(struct tipc_sock *tsk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			return true;
 
 		/* If empty 'ACK-' message, wake up sleeping connect() */
-		sk->sk_data_ready(sk);
+		sk->sk_state_change(sk);
 
 		/* 'ACK-' message is neither accepted nor rejected: */
 		msg_set_dest_droppable(hdr, 1);