diff --git a/Kernel/FileDescriptor.h b/Kernel/FileDescriptor.h
index 0b890c04d2..4fa5aa6dae 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileDescriptor.h
+++ b/Kernel/FileDescriptor.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ public:
 
     void set_original_inode(Badge<VFS>, Retained<Inode>&& inode) { m_inode = move(inode); }
 
+    SocketRole socket_role() const { return m_socket_role; }
     void set_socket_role(SocketRole);
 
 private:
diff --git a/Kernel/Process.cpp b/Kernel/Process.cpp
index a7051c88cb..b542606fcb 100644
--- a/Kernel/Process.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Process.cpp
@@ -2502,11 +2502,15 @@ int Process::sys$connect(int sockfd, const sockaddr* address, socklen_t address_
         return -EBADF;
     if (!descriptor->is_socket())
         return -ENOTSOCK;
+    if (descriptor->socket_role() == SocketRole::Connected)
+        return -EISCONN;
     auto& socket = *descriptor->socket();
     descriptor->set_socket_role(SocketRole::Connecting);
     auto result = socket.connect(address, address_size);
-    if (result.is_error())
+    if (result.is_error()) {
+        descriptor->set_socket_role(SocketRole::None);
         return result;
+    }
     descriptor->set_socket_role(SocketRole::Connected);
     return 0;
 }