diff --git a/net/usrsock/usrsock_connect.c b/net/usrsock/usrsock_connect.c
index 7793f6847a..68e8e9e8d7 100644
--- a/net/usrsock/usrsock_connect.c
+++ b/net/usrsock/usrsock_connect.c
@@ -54,34 +54,30 @@ static uint16_t connect_event(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev,
       ninfo("socket aborted.\n");
 
       pstate->result = -ECONNABORTED;
+    }
+  else if (flags & USRSOCK_EVENT_REMOTE_CLOSED)
+    {
+      ninfo("remote closed.\n");
 
-      /* Stop further callbacks */
-
-      pstate->cb->flags = 0;
-      pstate->cb->priv  = NULL;
-      pstate->cb->event = NULL;
-
-      /* Wake up the waiting thread */
-
-      nxsem_post(&pstate->recvsem);
+      pstate->result = -ECONNREFUSED;
     }
   else
     {
       ninfo("request completed.\n");
 
       pstate->result = conn->resp.result;
-
-      /* Stop further callbacks */
-
-      pstate->cb->flags = 0;
-      pstate->cb->priv  = NULL;
-      pstate->cb->event = NULL;
-
-      /* Wake up the waiting thread */
-
-      nxsem_post(&pstate->recvsem);
     }
 
+  /* Stop further callbacks */
+
+  pstate->cb->flags = 0;
+  pstate->cb->priv  = NULL;
+  pstate->cb->event = NULL;
+
+  /* Wake up the waiting thread */
+
+  nxsem_post(&pstate->recvsem);
+
   return flags;
 }
 
@@ -199,6 +195,7 @@ int usrsock_connect(FAR struct socket *psock,
 
   ret = usrsock_setup_request_callback(conn, &state, connect_event,
                                        USRSOCK_EVENT_ABORT |
+                                       USRSOCK_EVENT_REMOTE_CLOSED |
                                        USRSOCK_EVENT_REQ_COMPLETE |
                                        USRSOCK_EVENT_SENDTO_READY);
   if (ret < 0)