diff --git a/tools/testing/vsock/util.h b/tools/testing/vsock/util.h
index a51e17578ccf..3e6971f15caa 100644
--- a/tools/testing/vsock/util.h
+++ b/tools/testing/vsock/util.h
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef UTIL_H
 #define UTIL_H
 
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include "../../../include/uapi/linux/vm_sockets.h"
+
 /* Tests can either run as the client or the server */
 enum test_mode {
 	TEST_MODE_UNSET,
@@ -29,6 +32,9 @@ struct test_case {
 
 void init_signals(void);
 unsigned int parse_cid(const char *str);
+int vsock_stream_connect(unsigned int cid, unsigned int port);
+int vsock_stream_accept(unsigned int cid, unsigned int port,
+			struct sockaddr_vm *clientaddrp);
 void run_tests(const struct test_case *test_cases,
 	       const struct test_opts *opts);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/vsock/util.c b/tools/testing/vsock/util.c
index 2567abd90153..75a78f295b37 100644
--- a/tools/testing/vsock/util.c
+++ b/tools/testing/vsock/util.c
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <signal.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "timeout.h"
+#include "control.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 /* Install signal handlers */
@@ -45,6 +47,112 @@ unsigned int parse_cid(const char *str)
 	return n;
 }
 
+/* Connect to <cid, port> and return the file descriptor. */
+int vsock_stream_connect(unsigned int cid, unsigned int port)
+{
+	union {
+		struct sockaddr sa;
+		struct sockaddr_vm svm;
+	} addr = {
+		.svm = {
+			.svm_family = AF_VSOCK,
+			.svm_port = port,
+			.svm_cid = cid,
+		},
+	};
+	int ret;
+	int fd;
+
+	control_expectln("LISTENING");
+
+	fd = socket(AF_VSOCK, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+
+	timeout_begin(TIMEOUT);
+	do {
+		ret = connect(fd, &addr.sa, sizeof(addr.svm));
+		timeout_check("connect");
+	} while (ret < 0 && errno == EINTR);
+	timeout_end();
+
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		int old_errno = errno;
+
+		close(fd);
+		fd = -1;
+		errno = old_errno;
+	}
+	return fd;
+}
+
+/* Listen on <cid, port> and return the first incoming connection.  The remote
+ * address is stored to clientaddrp.  clientaddrp may be NULL.
+ */
+int vsock_stream_accept(unsigned int cid, unsigned int port,
+			struct sockaddr_vm *clientaddrp)
+{
+	union {
+		struct sockaddr sa;
+		struct sockaddr_vm svm;
+	} addr = {
+		.svm = {
+			.svm_family = AF_VSOCK,
+			.svm_port = port,
+			.svm_cid = cid,
+		},
+	};
+	union {
+		struct sockaddr sa;
+		struct sockaddr_vm svm;
+	} clientaddr;
+	socklen_t clientaddr_len = sizeof(clientaddr.svm);
+	int fd;
+	int client_fd;
+	int old_errno;
+
+	fd = socket(AF_VSOCK, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+
+	if (bind(fd, &addr.sa, sizeof(addr.svm)) < 0) {
+		perror("bind");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	if (listen(fd, 1) < 0) {
+		perror("listen");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	control_writeln("LISTENING");
+
+	timeout_begin(TIMEOUT);
+	do {
+		client_fd = accept(fd, &clientaddr.sa, &clientaddr_len);
+		timeout_check("accept");
+	} while (client_fd < 0 && errno == EINTR);
+	timeout_end();
+
+	old_errno = errno;
+	close(fd);
+	errno = old_errno;
+
+	if (client_fd < 0)
+		return client_fd;
+
+	if (clientaddr_len != sizeof(clientaddr.svm)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "unexpected addrlen from accept(2), %zu\n",
+			(size_t)clientaddr_len);
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+	if (clientaddr.sa.sa_family != AF_VSOCK) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "expected AF_VSOCK from accept(2), got %d\n",
+			clientaddr.sa.sa_family);
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	if (clientaddrp)
+		*clientaddrp = clientaddr.svm;
+	return client_fd;
+}
+
 /* Run test cases.  The program terminates if a failure occurs. */
 void run_tests(const struct test_case *test_cases,
 	       const struct test_opts *opts)
diff --git a/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_diag_test.c b/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_diag_test.c
index f1ace5d96e00..654bbe2fc211 100644
--- a/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_diag_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_diag_test.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <linux/sock_diag.h>
 #include <netinet/tcp.h>
 
-#include "../../../include/uapi/linux/vm_sockets.h"
 #include "../../../include/uapi/linux/vm_sockets_diag.h"
 
 #include "timeout.h"
@@ -383,33 +381,12 @@ static void test_listen_socket_server(const struct test_opts *opts)
 
 static void test_connect_client(const struct test_opts *opts)
 {
-	union {
-		struct sockaddr sa;
-		struct sockaddr_vm svm;
-	} addr = {
-		.svm = {
-			.svm_family = AF_VSOCK,
-			.svm_port = 1234,
-			.svm_cid = opts->peer_cid,
-		},
-	};
 	int fd;
-	int ret;
 	LIST_HEAD(sockets);
 	struct vsock_stat *st;
 
-	control_expectln("LISTENING");
-
-	fd = socket(AF_VSOCK, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
-
-	timeout_begin(TIMEOUT);
-	do {
-		ret = connect(fd, &addr.sa, sizeof(addr.svm));
-		timeout_check("connect");
-	} while (ret < 0 && errno == EINTR);
-	timeout_end();
-
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	fd = vsock_stream_connect(opts->peer_cid, 1234);
+	if (fd < 0) {
 		perror("connect");
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
@@ -429,66 +406,19 @@ static void test_connect_client(const struct test_opts *opts)
 
 static void test_connect_server(const struct test_opts *opts)
 {
-	union {
-		struct sockaddr sa;
-		struct sockaddr_vm svm;
-	} addr = {
-		.svm = {
-			.svm_family = AF_VSOCK,
-			.svm_port = 1234,
-			.svm_cid = VMADDR_CID_ANY,
-		},
-	};
-	union {
-		struct sockaddr sa;
-		struct sockaddr_vm svm;
-	} clientaddr;
-	socklen_t clientaddr_len = sizeof(clientaddr.svm);
-	LIST_HEAD(sockets);
 	struct vsock_stat *st;
-	int fd;
+	LIST_HEAD(sockets);
 	int client_fd;
 
-	fd = socket(AF_VSOCK, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
-
-	if (bind(fd, &addr.sa, sizeof(addr.svm)) < 0) {
-		perror("bind");
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
-
-	if (listen(fd, 1) < 0) {
-		perror("listen");
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
-
-	control_writeln("LISTENING");
-
-	timeout_begin(TIMEOUT);
-	do {
-		client_fd = accept(fd, &clientaddr.sa, &clientaddr_len);
-		timeout_check("accept");
-	} while (client_fd < 0 && errno == EINTR);
-	timeout_end();
-
+	client_fd = vsock_stream_accept(VMADDR_CID_ANY, 1234, NULL);
 	if (client_fd < 0) {
 		perror("accept");
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
-	if (clientaddr.sa.sa_family != AF_VSOCK) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "expected AF_VSOCK from accept(2), got %d\n",
-			clientaddr.sa.sa_family);
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
-	if (clientaddr.svm.svm_cid != opts->peer_cid) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "expected peer CID %u from accept(2), got %u\n",
-			opts->peer_cid, clientaddr.svm.svm_cid);
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
 
 	read_vsock_stat(&sockets);
 
-	check_num_sockets(&sockets, 2);
-	find_vsock_stat(&sockets, fd);
+	check_num_sockets(&sockets, 1);
 	st = find_vsock_stat(&sockets, client_fd);
 	check_socket_state(st, TCP_ESTABLISHED);
 
@@ -496,7 +426,6 @@ static void test_connect_server(const struct test_opts *opts)
 	control_expectln("DONE");
 
 	close(client_fd);
-	close(fd);
 	free_sock_stat(&sockets);
 }
 
