diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 9ee52b6a12d..c0353d55d56 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -669,6 +669,9 @@ static int netlink_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
 	struct sockaddr_nl *nladdr = (struct sockaddr_nl *)addr;
 	int err;
 
+	if (addr_len < sizeof(struct sockaddr_nl))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (nladdr->nl_family != AF_NETLINK)
 		return -EINVAL;