diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
index b626c7e8e61abc50ae0ee19d3ceb94b8ef6fd58d..ccbee1723b075f79f13dc5578bed82525b8a47e9 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
@@ -1062,6 +1062,14 @@ virtio_transport_recv_listen(struct sock *sk, struct virtio_vsock_pkt *pkt,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	/* __vsock_release() might have already flushed accept_queue.
+	 * Subsequent enqueues would lead to a memory leak.
+	 */
+	if (sk->sk_shutdown == SHUTDOWN_MASK) {
+		virtio_transport_reset_no_sock(t, pkt);
+		return -ESHUTDOWN;
+	}
+
 	child = vsock_create_connected(sk);
 	if (!child) {
 		virtio_transport_reset_no_sock(t, pkt);