diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index c75191b0c82b..6ab9d5b54338 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -3193,6 +3193,9 @@ static int packet_do_bind(struct sock *sk, const char *name, int ifindex,
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
 	spin_lock(&po->bind_lock);
+	if (!proto)
+		proto = po->num;
+
 	rcu_read_lock();
 
 	if (po->fanout) {
@@ -3291,7 +3294,7 @@ static int packet_bind_spkt(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
 	memcpy(name, uaddr->sa_data, sizeof(uaddr->sa_data));
 	name[sizeof(uaddr->sa_data)] = 0;
 
-	return packet_do_bind(sk, name, 0, READ_ONCE(pkt_sk(sk)->num));
+	return packet_do_bind(sk, name, 0, 0);
 }
 
 static int packet_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
@@ -3308,8 +3311,7 @@ static int packet_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len
 	if (sll->sll_family != AF_PACKET)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return packet_do_bind(sk, NULL, sll->sll_ifindex,
-			      sll->sll_protocol ? : READ_ONCE(pkt_sk(sk)->num));
+	return packet_do_bind(sk, NULL, sll->sll_ifindex, sll->sll_protocol);
 }
 
 static struct proto packet_proto = {