diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c b/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c
index cb332adb84cd..c361ce782412 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c
@@ -263,6 +263,31 @@ vmci_transport_send_control_pkt_bh(struct sockaddr_vm *src,
 						 false);
 }
 
+static int
+vmci_transport_alloc_send_control_pkt(struct sockaddr_vm *src,
+				      struct sockaddr_vm *dst,
+				      enum vmci_transport_packet_type type,
+				      u64 size,
+				      u64 mode,
+				      struct vmci_transport_waiting_info *wait,
+				      u16 proto,
+				      struct vmci_handle handle)
+{
+	struct vmci_transport_packet *pkt;
+	int err;
+
+	pkt = kmalloc(sizeof(*pkt), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!pkt)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	err = __vmci_transport_send_control_pkt(pkt, src, dst, type, size,
+						mode, wait, proto, handle,
+						true);
+	kfree(pkt);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
 static int
 vmci_transport_send_control_pkt(struct sock *sk,
 				enum vmci_transport_packet_type type,
@@ -272,9 +297,7 @@ vmci_transport_send_control_pkt(struct sock *sk,
 				u16 proto,
 				struct vmci_handle handle)
 {
-	struct vmci_transport_packet *pkt;
 	struct vsock_sock *vsk;
-	int err;
 
 	vsk = vsock_sk(sk);
 
@@ -284,17 +307,10 @@ vmci_transport_send_control_pkt(struct sock *sk,
 	if (!vsock_addr_bound(&vsk->remote_addr))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	pkt = kmalloc(sizeof(*pkt), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!pkt)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	err = __vmci_transport_send_control_pkt(pkt, &vsk->local_addr,
-						&vsk->remote_addr, type, size,
-						mode, wait, proto, handle,
-						true);
-	kfree(pkt);
-
-	return err;
+	return vmci_transport_alloc_send_control_pkt(&vsk->local_addr,
+						     &vsk->remote_addr,
+						     type, size, mode,
+						     wait, proto, handle);
 }
 
 static int vmci_transport_send_reset_bh(struct sockaddr_vm *dst,
@@ -312,12 +328,29 @@ static int vmci_transport_send_reset_bh(struct sockaddr_vm *dst,
 static int vmci_transport_send_reset(struct sock *sk,
 				     struct vmci_transport_packet *pkt)
 {
+	struct sockaddr_vm *dst_ptr;
+	struct sockaddr_vm dst;
+	struct vsock_sock *vsk;
+
 	if (pkt->type == VMCI_TRANSPORT_PACKET_TYPE_RST)
 		return 0;
-	return vmci_transport_send_control_pkt(sk,
-					VMCI_TRANSPORT_PACKET_TYPE_RST,
-					0, 0, NULL, VSOCK_PROTO_INVALID,
-					VMCI_INVALID_HANDLE);
+
+	vsk = vsock_sk(sk);
+
+	if (!vsock_addr_bound(&vsk->local_addr))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (vsock_addr_bound(&vsk->remote_addr)) {
+		dst_ptr = &vsk->remote_addr;
+	} else {
+		vsock_addr_init(&dst, pkt->dg.src.context,
+				pkt->src_port);
+		dst_ptr = &dst;
+	}
+	return vmci_transport_alloc_send_control_pkt(&vsk->local_addr, dst_ptr,
+					     VMCI_TRANSPORT_PACKET_TYPE_RST,
+					     0, 0, NULL, VSOCK_PROTO_INVALID,
+					     VMCI_INVALID_HANDLE);
 }
 
 static int vmci_transport_send_negotiate(struct sock *sk, size_t size)