diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index fa19c6ba2444..06fdb8f207b6 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ struct bpf_sk_storage;
   *	@sk_cgrp_data: cgroup data for this cgroup
   *	@sk_memcg: this socket's memory cgroup association
   *	@sk_write_pending: a write to stream socket waits to start
+  *	@sk_wait_pending: number of threads blocked on this socket
   *	@sk_state_change: callback to indicate change in the state of the sock
   *	@sk_data_ready: callback to indicate there is data to be processed
   *	@sk_write_space: callback to indicate there is bf sending space available
@@ -390,6 +391,7 @@ struct sock {
 	unsigned int		sk_napi_id;
 #endif
 	int			sk_rcvbuf;
+	int			sk_wait_pending;
 
 	struct sk_filter __rcu	*sk_filter;
 	union {
@@ -1019,6 +1021,7 @@ static inline void sock_rps_reset_rxhash(struct sock *sk)
 
 #define sk_wait_event(__sk, __timeo, __condition, __wait)		\
 	({	int __rc;						\
+		__sk->sk_wait_pending++;				\
 		release_sock(__sk);					\
 		__rc = __condition;					\
 		if (!__rc) {						\
@@ -1028,6 +1031,7 @@ static inline void sock_rps_reset_rxhash(struct sock *sk)
 		}							\
 		sched_annotate_sleep();					\
 		lock_sock(__sk);					\
+		__sk->sk_wait_pending--;				\
 		__rc = __condition;					\
 		__rc;							\
 	})
diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index 3c6412cb4b48..a3f77ac173b5 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ static long inet_wait_for_connect(struct sock *sk, long timeo, int writebias)
 
 	add_wait_queue(sk_sleep(sk), &wait);
 	sk->sk_write_pending += writebias;
+	sk->sk_wait_pending++;
 
 	/* Basic assumption: if someone sets sk->sk_err, he _must_
 	 * change state of the socket from TCP_SYN_*.
@@ -593,6 +594,7 @@ static long inet_wait_for_connect(struct sock *sk, long timeo, int writebias)
 	}
 	remove_wait_queue(sk_sleep(sk), &wait);
 	sk->sk_write_pending -= writebias;
+	sk->sk_wait_pending--;
 	return timeo;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
index 04593893e0c6..374a0c3f39cc 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
@@ -824,6 +824,7 @@ struct sock *inet_csk_clone_lock(const struct sock *sk,
 	if (newsk) {
 		struct inet_connection_sock *newicsk = inet_csk(newsk);
 
+		newsk->sk_wait_pending = 0;
 		inet_sk_set_state(newsk, TCP_SYN_RECV);
 		newicsk->icsk_bind_hash = NULL;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index a74965a6a54f..e427eabc7f27 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -2581,6 +2581,12 @@ int tcp_disconnect(struct sock *sk, int flags)
 	int old_state = sk->sk_state;
 	u32 seq;
 
+	/* Deny disconnect if other threads are blocked in sk_wait_event()
+	 * or inet_wait_for_connect().
+	 */
+	if (sk->sk_wait_pending)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	if (old_state != TCP_CLOSE)
 		tcp_set_state(sk, TCP_CLOSE);