diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
index 6616c9fd292f..5b9900889e31 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
@@ -553,6 +553,12 @@ static int l2tp_nl_cmd_session_create(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *inf
 		goto out_tunnel;
 	}
 
+	/* L2TPv2 only accepts PPP pseudo-wires */
+	if (tunnel->version == 2 && cfg.pw_type != L2TP_PWTYPE_PPP) {
+		ret = -EPROTONOSUPPORT;
+		goto out_tunnel;
+	}
+
 	if (tunnel->version > 2) {
 		if (info->attrs[L2TP_ATTR_DATA_SEQ])
 			cfg.data_seq = nla_get_u8(info->attrs[L2TP_ATTR_DATA_SEQ]);
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
index f429fed06a1e..55188382845c 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ static int pppol2tp_tunnel_ioctl(struct l2tp_tunnel *tunnel,
 				l2tp_session_get(sock_net(sk), tunnel,
 						 stats.session_id);
 
-			if (session) {
+			if (session && session->pwtype == L2TP_PWTYPE_PPP) {
 				err = pppol2tp_session_ioctl(session, cmd,
 							     arg);
 				l2tp_session_dec_refcount(session);