diff --git a/drivers/hv/connection.c b/drivers/hv/connection.c
index 8f4743ab5fb279ae416fbce5ff4e16e58db45eaf..936093e0271e3c7fffccce7fe0e688c4d6f3ad01 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/connection.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/connection.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ int vmbus_connect(void)
 
 	do {
 		ret = vmbus_negotiate_version(msginfo, version);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret == -ETIMEDOUT)
 			goto cleanup;
 
 		if (vmbus_connection.conn_state == CONNECTED)