diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index 2d8a1e15e4f9..015231789ed2 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -742,7 +742,10 @@ static void smc_connect_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		smc->sk.sk_err = -rc;
 
 out:
-	smc->sk.sk_state_change(&smc->sk);
+	if (smc->sk.sk_err)
+		smc->sk.sk_state_change(&smc->sk);
+	else
+		smc->sk.sk_write_space(&smc->sk);
 	kfree(smc->connect_info);
 	smc->connect_info = NULL;
 	release_sock(&smc->sk);
@@ -1150,9 +1153,9 @@ static int smc_listen_rdma_reg(struct smc_sock *new_smc, int local_contact)
 }
 
 /* listen worker: finish RDMA setup */
-static void smc_listen_rdma_finish(struct smc_sock *new_smc,
-				   struct smc_clc_msg_accept_confirm *cclc,
-				   int local_contact)
+static int smc_listen_rdma_finish(struct smc_sock *new_smc,
+				  struct smc_clc_msg_accept_confirm *cclc,
+				  int local_contact)
 {
 	struct smc_link *link = &new_smc->conn.lgr->lnk[SMC_SINGLE_LINK];
 	int reason_code = 0;
@@ -1175,11 +1178,12 @@ static void smc_listen_rdma_finish(struct smc_sock *new_smc,
 		if (reason_code)
 			goto decline;
 	}
-	return;
+	return 0;
 
 decline:
 	mutex_unlock(&smc_create_lgr_pending);
 	smc_listen_decline(new_smc, reason_code, local_contact);
+	return reason_code;
 }
 
 /* setup for RDMA connection of server */
@@ -1276,8 +1280,10 @@ static void smc_listen_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 
 	/* finish worker */
-	if (!ism_supported)
-		smc_listen_rdma_finish(new_smc, &cclc, local_contact);
+	if (!ism_supported) {
+		if (smc_listen_rdma_finish(new_smc, &cclc, local_contact))
+			return;
+	}
 	smc_conn_save_peer_info(new_smc, &cclc);
 	mutex_unlock(&smc_create_lgr_pending);
 	smc_listen_out_connected(new_smc);
@@ -1529,7 +1535,7 @@ static __poll_t smc_poll(struct file *file, struct socket *sock,
 		return EPOLLNVAL;
 
 	smc = smc_sk(sock->sk);
-	if ((sk->sk_state == SMC_INIT) || smc->use_fallback) {
+	if (smc->use_fallback) {
 		/* delegate to CLC child sock */
 		mask = smc->clcsock->ops->poll(file, smc->clcsock, wait);
 		sk->sk_err = smc->clcsock->sk->sk_err;
@@ -1560,9 +1566,9 @@ static __poll_t smc_poll(struct file *file, struct socket *sock,
 				mask |= EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDNORM | EPOLLRDHUP;
 			if (sk->sk_state == SMC_APPCLOSEWAIT1)
 				mask |= EPOLLIN;
+			if (smc->conn.urg_state == SMC_URG_VALID)
+				mask |= EPOLLPRI;
 		}
-		if (smc->conn.urg_state == SMC_URG_VALID)
-			mask |= EPOLLPRI;
 	}
 
 	return mask;
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_clc.c b/net/smc/smc_clc.c
index 83aba9ade060..52241d679cc9 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_clc.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_clc.c
@@ -446,14 +446,12 @@ int smc_clc_send_proposal(struct smc_sock *smc, int smc_type,
 	vec[i++].iov_len = sizeof(trl);
 	/* due to the few bytes needed for clc-handshake this cannot block */
 	len = kernel_sendmsg(smc->clcsock, &msg, vec, i, plen);
-	if (len < sizeof(pclc)) {
-		if (len >= 0) {
-			reason_code = -ENETUNREACH;
-			smc->sk.sk_err = -reason_code;
-		} else {
-			smc->sk.sk_err = smc->clcsock->sk->sk_err;
-			reason_code = -smc->sk.sk_err;
-		}
+	if (len < 0) {
+		smc->sk.sk_err = smc->clcsock->sk->sk_err;
+		reason_code = -smc->sk.sk_err;
+	} else if (len < (int)sizeof(pclc)) {
+		reason_code = -ENETUNREACH;
+		smc->sk.sk_err = -reason_code;
 	}
 
 	return reason_code;
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_close.c b/net/smc/smc_close.c
index ac961dfb1ea1..ea2b87f29469 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_close.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_close.c
@@ -100,15 +100,14 @@ static void smc_close_active_abort(struct smc_sock *smc)
 	struct smc_cdc_conn_state_flags *txflags =
 		&smc->conn.local_tx_ctrl.conn_state_flags;
 
-	sk->sk_err = ECONNABORTED;
-	if (smc->clcsock && smc->clcsock->sk) {
-		smc->clcsock->sk->sk_err = ECONNABORTED;
-		smc->clcsock->sk->sk_state_change(smc->clcsock->sk);
+	if (sk->sk_state != SMC_INIT && smc->clcsock && smc->clcsock->sk) {
+		sk->sk_err = ECONNABORTED;
+		if (smc->clcsock && smc->clcsock->sk) {
+			smc->clcsock->sk->sk_err = ECONNABORTED;
+			smc->clcsock->sk->sk_state_change(smc->clcsock->sk);
+		}
 	}
 	switch (sk->sk_state) {
-	case SMC_INIT:
-		sk->sk_state = SMC_PEERABORTWAIT;
-		break;
 	case SMC_ACTIVE:
 		sk->sk_state = SMC_PEERABORTWAIT;
 		release_sock(sk);
@@ -143,6 +142,7 @@ static void smc_close_active_abort(struct smc_sock *smc)
 	case SMC_PEERFINCLOSEWAIT:
 		sock_put(sk); /* passive closing */
 		break;
+	case SMC_INIT:
 	case SMC_PEERABORTWAIT:
 	case SMC_CLOSED:
 		break;