diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index 3a074a03d382..89a57ed99abb 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -1099,7 +1099,6 @@ static void vsock_connect_timeout(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct sock *sk;
 	struct vsock_sock *vsk;
-	int cancel = 0;
 
 	vsk = container_of(work, struct vsock_sock, connect_work.work);
 	sk = sk_vsock(vsk);
@@ -1110,11 +1109,9 @@ static void vsock_connect_timeout(struct work_struct *work)
 		sk->sk_state = TCP_CLOSE;
 		sk->sk_err = ETIMEDOUT;
 		sk->sk_error_report(sk);
-		cancel = 1;
+		vsock_transport_cancel_pkt(vsk);
 	}
 	release_sock(sk);
-	if (cancel)
-		vsock_transport_cancel_pkt(vsk);
 
 	sock_put(sk);
 }