diff --git a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
index 6f7f4392cffb..5a4cb796150f 100644
--- a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
+++ b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
@@ -400,6 +400,11 @@ static int nr_listen(struct socket *sock, int backlog)
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
+	if (sock->state != SS_UNCONNECTED) {
+		release_sock(sk);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	if (sk->sk_state != TCP_LISTEN) {
 		memset(&nr_sk(sk)->user_addr, 0, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
 		sk->sk_max_ack_backlog = backlog;