diff --git a/lib/socket.c b/lib/socket.c
index 0da1d95..9912976 100644
--- a/lib/socket.c
+++ b/lib/socket.c
@@ -160,13 +160,11 @@ iscsi_connect_async(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, const char *portal,
 
 	set_nonblocking(iscsi->fd);
 	
+	iscsi_set_tcp_keepalive(iscsi, 30, 3, 30);
+	
 	if (iscsi->tcp_user_timeout > 0) {
 		set_tcp_user_timeout(iscsi);
 	}
-	else
-	{
-		iscsi_set_tcp_keepalive(iscsi, 30, 3, 30);
-	}
 
 	if (connect(iscsi->fd, ai->ai_addr, socksize) != 0
 	    && errno != EINPROGRESS) {