diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index b7e01d0fe082..0c7fda1e5e8d 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ struct file *sock_alloc_file(struct socket *sock, int flags, const char *dname)
 		return file;
 	}
 
+	file->f_mode |= FMODE_NOWAIT;
 	sock->file = file;
 	file->private_data = sock;
 	stream_open(SOCK_INODE(sock), file);