diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_helpers.h b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_helpers.h
index d12665490a905..36d829a65aa44 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_helpers.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_helpers.h
@@ -179,6 +179,32 @@
 		__ret;                                                         \
 	})
 
+static inline int poll_connect(int fd, unsigned int timeout_sec)
+{
+	struct timeval timeout = { .tv_sec = timeout_sec };
+	fd_set wfds;
+	int r, eval;
+	socklen_t esize = sizeof(eval);
+
+	FD_ZERO(&wfds);
+	FD_SET(fd, &wfds);
+
+	r = select(fd + 1, NULL, &wfds, NULL, &timeout);
+	if (r == 0)
+		errno = ETIME;
+	if (r != 1)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (getsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, &eval, &esize) < 0)
+		return -1;
+	if (eval != 0) {
+		errno = eval;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline int poll_read(int fd, unsigned int timeout_sec)
 {
 	struct timeval timeout = { .tv_sec = timeout_sec };
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_listen.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_listen.c
index 5674a9d0cacf0..8df8cbb447f10 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_listen.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_listen.c
@@ -1452,11 +1452,18 @@ static int vsock_socketpair_connectible(int sotype, int *v0, int *v1)
 	if (p < 0)
 		goto close_cli;
 
+	if (poll_connect(c, IO_TIMEOUT_SEC) < 0) {
+		FAIL_ERRNO("poll_connect");
+		goto close_acc;
+	}
+
 	*v0 = p;
 	*v1 = c;
 
 	return 0;
 
+close_acc:
+	close(p);
 close_cli:
 	close(c);
 close_srv: