diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index 522d4ca715c93342a652c36d67dbcf64204b4fea..ea37160d5ae29dd93730128f550ed678c9659b55 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -2638,8 +2638,8 @@ static int tpacket_snd(struct packet_sock *po, struct msghdr *msg)
 	void *ph;
 	DECLARE_SOCKADDR(struct sockaddr_ll *, saddr, msg->msg_name);
 	bool need_wait = !(msg->msg_flags & MSG_DONTWAIT);
+	unsigned char *addr = NULL;
 	int tp_len, size_max;
-	unsigned char *addr;
 	void *data;
 	int len_sum = 0;
 	int status = TP_STATUS_AVAILABLE;
@@ -2650,7 +2650,6 @@ static int tpacket_snd(struct packet_sock *po, struct msghdr *msg)
 	if (likely(saddr == NULL)) {
 		dev	= packet_cached_dev_get(po);
 		proto	= po->num;
-		addr	= NULL;
 	} else {
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		if (msg->msg_namelen < sizeof(struct sockaddr_ll))
@@ -2660,10 +2659,13 @@ static int tpacket_snd(struct packet_sock *po, struct msghdr *msg)
 						sll_addr)))
 			goto out;
 		proto	= saddr->sll_protocol;
-		addr	= saddr->sll_halen ? saddr->sll_addr : NULL;
 		dev = dev_get_by_index(sock_net(&po->sk), saddr->sll_ifindex);
-		if (addr && dev && saddr->sll_halen < dev->addr_len)
-			goto out_put;
+		if (po->sk.sk_socket->type == SOCK_DGRAM) {
+			if (dev && msg->msg_namelen < dev->addr_len +
+				   offsetof(struct sockaddr_ll, sll_addr))
+				goto out_put;
+			addr = saddr->sll_addr;
+		}
 	}
 
 	err = -ENXIO;
@@ -2834,7 +2836,7 @@ static int packet_snd(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	__be16 proto;
-	unsigned char *addr;
+	unsigned char *addr = NULL;
 	int err, reserve = 0;
 	struct sockcm_cookie sockc;
 	struct virtio_net_hdr vnet_hdr = { 0 };
@@ -2851,7 +2853,6 @@ static int packet_snd(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 	if (likely(saddr == NULL)) {
 		dev	= packet_cached_dev_get(po);
 		proto	= po->num;
-		addr	= NULL;
 	} else {
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		if (msg->msg_namelen < sizeof(struct sockaddr_ll))
@@ -2859,10 +2860,13 @@ static int packet_snd(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 		if (msg->msg_namelen < (saddr->sll_halen + offsetof(struct sockaddr_ll, sll_addr)))
 			goto out;
 		proto	= saddr->sll_protocol;
-		addr	= saddr->sll_halen ? saddr->sll_addr : NULL;
 		dev = dev_get_by_index(sock_net(sk), saddr->sll_ifindex);
-		if (addr && dev && saddr->sll_halen < dev->addr_len)
-			goto out_unlock;
+		if (sock->type == SOCK_DGRAM) {
+			if (dev && msg->msg_namelen < dev->addr_len +
+				   offsetof(struct sockaddr_ll, sll_addr))
+				goto out_unlock;
+			addr = saddr->sll_addr;
+		}
 	}
 
 	err = -ENXIO;