diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index 2828734b7bcf..b12d3a322242 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -421,7 +421,8 @@ static void vsock_deassign_transport(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
  * The vsk->remote_addr is used to decide which transport to use:
  *  - remote CID == VMADDR_CID_LOCAL or g2h->local_cid or VMADDR_CID_HOST if
  *    g2h is not loaded, will use local transport;
- *  - remote CID <= VMADDR_CID_HOST will use guest->host transport;
+ *  - remote CID <= VMADDR_CID_HOST or h2g is not loaded or remote flags field
+ *    includes VMADDR_FLAG_TO_HOST flag value, will use guest->host transport;
  *  - remote CID > VMADDR_CID_HOST will use host->guest transport;
  */
 int vsock_assign_transport(struct vsock_sock *vsk, struct vsock_sock *psk)
@@ -429,6 +430,7 @@ int vsock_assign_transport(struct vsock_sock *vsk, struct vsock_sock *psk)
 	const struct vsock_transport *new_transport;
 	struct sock *sk = sk_vsock(vsk);
 	unsigned int remote_cid = vsk->remote_addr.svm_cid;
+	__u8 remote_flags;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* If the packet is coming with the source and destination CIDs higher
@@ -443,6 +445,8 @@ int vsock_assign_transport(struct vsock_sock *vsk, struct vsock_sock *psk)
 	    vsk->remote_addr.svm_cid > VMADDR_CID_HOST)
 		vsk->remote_addr.svm_flags |= VMADDR_FLAG_TO_HOST;
 
+	remote_flags = vsk->remote_addr.svm_flags;
+
 	switch (sk->sk_type) {
 	case SOCK_DGRAM:
 		new_transport = transport_dgram;
@@ -450,7 +454,8 @@ int vsock_assign_transport(struct vsock_sock *vsk, struct vsock_sock *psk)
 	case SOCK_STREAM:
 		if (vsock_use_local_transport(remote_cid))
 			new_transport = transport_local;
-		else if (remote_cid <= VMADDR_CID_HOST || !transport_h2g)
+		else if (remote_cid <= VMADDR_CID_HOST || !transport_h2g ||
+			 (remote_flags & VMADDR_FLAG_TO_HOST))
 			new_transport = transport_g2h;
 		else
 			new_transport = transport_h2g;