diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index fc7b6eb22143e5f45a7f89f4463825819be2b67b..bbb1a4ce50505c35541f2eafce976c8258a52d41 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -1475,6 +1475,8 @@ static void smc_connect_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		smc->sk.sk_state = SMC_CLOSED;
 		if (rc == -EPIPE || rc == -EAGAIN)
 			smc->sk.sk_err = EPIPE;
+		else if (rc == -ECONNREFUSED)
+			smc->sk.sk_err = ECONNREFUSED;
 		else if (signal_pending(current))
 			smc->sk.sk_err = -sock_intr_errno(timeo);
 		sock_put(&smc->sk); /* passive closing */