diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index 7a10ae3c3d82..eb712df7156e 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -357,11 +357,14 @@ static struct sctp_af *sctp_sockaddr_af(struct sctp_sock *opt,
 	if (!opt->pf->af_supported(addr->sa.sa_family, opt))
 		return NULL;
 
-	/* V4 mapped address are really of AF_INET family */
-	if (addr->sa.sa_family == AF_INET6 &&
-	    ipv6_addr_v4mapped(&addr->v6.sin6_addr) &&
-	    !opt->pf->af_supported(AF_INET, opt))
-		return NULL;
+	if (addr->sa.sa_family == AF_INET6) {
+		if (len < SIN6_LEN_RFC2133)
+			return NULL;
+		/* V4 mapped address are really of AF_INET family */
+		if (ipv6_addr_v4mapped(&addr->v6.sin6_addr) &&
+		    !opt->pf->af_supported(AF_INET, opt))
+			return NULL;
+	}
 
 	/* If we get this far, af is valid. */
 	af = sctp_get_af_specific(addr->sa.sa_family);