diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index 5758818435f3..c96d666cef29 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -6394,6 +6394,9 @@ int sctp_inet_listen(struct socket *sock, int backlog)
 	if (sock->state != SS_UNCONNECTED)
 		goto out;
 
+	if (!sctp_sstate(sk, LISTENING) && !sctp_sstate(sk, CLOSED))
+		goto out;
+
 	/* If backlog is zero, disable listening. */
 	if (!backlog) {
 		if (sctp_sstate(sk, CLOSED))