diff --git a/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c b/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
index a7e861eede2d..bd2174699af9 100644
--- a/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
+++ b/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
@@ -789,6 +789,11 @@ static int llcp_sock_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
 
+	if (!llcp_sock->local) {
+		release_sock(sk);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	if (sk->sk_type == SOCK_DGRAM) {
 		DECLARE_SOCKADDR(struct sockaddr_nfc_llcp *, addr,
 				 msg->msg_name);