diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
index a152a9e208d0..e96e9893b21b 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
@@ -1558,8 +1558,6 @@ virtio_transport_recv_listen(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	sk_acceptq_added(sk);
-
 	lock_sock_nested(child, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 
 	child->sk_state = TCP_ESTABLISHED;
@@ -1581,6 +1579,7 @@ virtio_transport_recv_listen(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	sk_acceptq_added(sk);
 	if (virtio_transport_space_update(child, skb))
 		child->sk_write_space(child);