diff --git a/io_uring/net.c b/io_uring/net.c
index 7f549be9abd1..3974c417fe26 100644
--- a/io_uring/net.c
+++ b/io_uring/net.c
@@ -1697,6 +1697,11 @@ int io_connect(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 	int ret;
 	bool force_nonblock = issue_flags & IO_URING_F_NONBLOCK;
 
+	if (unlikely(req->flags & REQ_F_FAIL)) {
+		ret = -ECONNRESET;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	file_flags = force_nonblock ? O_NONBLOCK : 0;
 
 	ret = __sys_connect_file(req->file, &io->addr, connect->addr_len,
diff --git a/io_uring/poll.c b/io_uring/poll.c
index 17dea8aa09c9..b93e9ebdd87c 100644
--- a/io_uring/poll.c
+++ b/io_uring/poll.c
@@ -315,6 +315,8 @@ static int io_poll_check_events(struct io_kiocb *req, struct io_tw_state *ts)
 				return IOU_POLL_REISSUE;
 			}
 		}
+		if (unlikely(req->cqe.res & EPOLLERR))
+			req_set_fail(req);
 		if (req->apoll_events & EPOLLONESHOT)
 			return IOU_POLL_DONE;