diff --git a/slirp/socket.c b/slirp/socket.c
index 0d67b12678..bd97b2d682 100644
--- a/slirp/socket.c
+++ b/slirp/socket.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ soread(struct socket *so)
 			DEBUG_MISC((dfd, " --- soread() disconnected, nn = %d, errno = %d-%s\n", nn, errno,strerror(errno)));
 			sofcantrcvmore(so);
 
-			if (err == ECONNRESET
+			if (err == ECONNRESET || err == ECONNREFUSED
 			    || err == ENOTCONN || err == EPIPE) {
 				tcp_drop(sototcpcb(so), err);
 			} else {
diff --git a/slirp/tcp_input.c b/slirp/tcp_input.c
index 1fcca3040e..5433e7fe9c 100644
--- a/slirp/tcp_input.c
+++ b/slirp/tcp_input.c
@@ -725,6 +725,12 @@ findso:
 	    so->so_ti = ti;
 	    tp->t_timer[TCPT_KEEP] = TCPTV_KEEP_INIT;
 	    tp->t_state = TCPS_SYN_RECEIVED;
+	    /*
+	     * Initialize receive sequence numbers now so that we can send a
+	     * valid RST if the remote end rejects our connection.
+	     */
+	    tp->irs = ti->ti_seq;
+	    tcp_rcvseqinit(tp);
 	    tcp_template(tp);
 	  }
 	  return;