diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index 38c367f..bdce99f 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -866,6 +866,14 @@ static void tipc_sk_proto_rcv(struct tipc_sock *tsk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (!tsk_peer_msg(tsk, hdr))
 		goto exit;
 
+	if (unlikely(msg_errcode(hdr))) {
+		tipc_set_sk_state(sk, TIPC_DISCONNECTING);
+		tipc_node_remove_conn(sock_net(sk), tsk_peer_node(tsk),
+				      tsk_peer_port(tsk));
+		sk->sk_state_change(sk);
+		goto exit;
+	}
+
 	tsk->probe_unacked = false;
 
 	if (mtyp == CONN_PROBE) {