diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_net/lv2_socket_native.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_net/lv2_socket_native.cpp
index 05533fb95d..966027727f 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_net/lv2_socket_native.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_net/lv2_socket_native.cpp
@@ -224,10 +224,12 @@ std::optional<s32> lv2_socket_native::connect(const sys_net_sockaddr& addr)
 		return CELL_OK;
 	}
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
-	sys_net_error result = get_last_error(!so_nbio, was_connecting);
-#else
 	sys_net_error result = get_last_error(!so_nbio);
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	// See https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/winsock2/nf-winsock2-connect
+	if (was_connecting && (result == SYS_NET_EINVAL || result == SYS_NET_EWOULDBLOCK))
+		return -SYS_NET_EALREADY;
 #endif
 
 	if (result)
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_net/sys_net_helpers.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_net/sys_net_helpers.cpp
index bcce88b679..4acd422892 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_net/sys_net_helpers.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_net/sys_net_helpers.cpp
@@ -93,10 +93,6 @@ sys_net_error convert_error(bool is_blocking, int native_error, [[maybe_unused]]
 		// Windows will return SYS_NET_ENOTCONN when recvfrom/sendto is called on a socket that is connecting but not yet connected
 		if (result == SYS_NET_ENOTCONN)
 			return SYS_NET_EAGAIN;
-
-		// See https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/winsock2/nf-winsock2-connect
-		if (result == SYS_NET_EINVAL || result == SYS_NET_EWOULDBLOCK)
-			return SYS_NET_EALREADY;
 	}
 #endif