diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index aa80cda36581..e9c5b3930ae6 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -1311,7 +1311,8 @@ static int __sctp_setsockopt_connectx(struct sock *sk,
 	pr_debug("%s: sk:%p addrs:%p addrs_size:%d\n",
 		 __func__, sk, addrs, addrs_size);
 
-	if (unlikely(addrs_size <= 0))
+	/* make sure the 1st addr's sa_family is accessible later */
+	if (unlikely(addrs_size < sizeof(sa_family_t)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	kaddrs = memdup_user(addrs, addrs_size);