diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index 566906795c8c7696126cc8ad9d56e65ed4168497..3b8df510a80c3a77cb5dc3a87728b9c378cdf3ca 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -1581,8 +1581,7 @@ static bool filter_connect(struct tipc_sock *tsk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			return true;
 
 		/* If empty 'ACK-' message, wake up sleeping connect() */
-		if (waitqueue_active(sk_sleep(sk)))
-			wake_up_interruptible(sk_sleep(sk));
+		sk->sk_data_ready(sk);
 
 		/* 'ACK-' message is neither accepted nor rejected: */
 		msg_set_dest_droppable(hdr, 1);