diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv6.c b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
index 78ee1b5acf1f..49f4034bf126 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
@@ -319,6 +319,11 @@ static int dccp_v6_conn_request(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (!ipv6_unicast_destination(skb))
 		return 0;	/* discard, don't send a reset here */
 
+	if (ipv6_addr_v4mapped(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr)) {
+		__IP6_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), NULL, IPSTATS_MIB_INHDRERRORS);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (dccp_bad_service_code(sk, service)) {
 		dcb->dccpd_reset_code = DCCP_RESET_CODE_BAD_SERVICE_CODE;
 		goto drop;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
index e96304d8a4a7..06d60662717d 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
@@ -245,16 +245,6 @@ static struct sk_buff *ip6_rcv_core(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&hdr->saddr))
 		goto err;
 
-	/* While RFC4291 is not explicit about v4mapped addresses
-	 * in IPv6 headers, it seems clear linux dual-stack
-	 * model can not deal properly with these.
-	 * Security models could be fooled by ::ffff:127.0.0.1 for example.
-	 *
-	 * https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-itojun-v6ops-v4mapped-harmful-02
-	 */
-	if (ipv6_addr_v4mapped(&hdr->saddr))
-		goto err;
-
 	skb->transport_header = skb->network_header + sizeof(*hdr);
 	IP6CB(skb)->nhoff = offsetof(struct ipv6hdr, nexthdr);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index 991dc36f95ff..3f9bb6dd1f98 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -1170,6 +1170,11 @@ static int tcp_v6_conn_request(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (!ipv6_unicast_destination(skb))
 		goto drop;
 
+	if (ipv6_addr_v4mapped(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr)) {
+		__IP6_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), NULL, IPSTATS_MIB_INHDRERRORS);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	return tcp_conn_request(&tcp6_request_sock_ops,
 				&tcp_request_sock_ipv6_ops, sk, skb);
 
diff --git a/net/mptcp/subflow.c b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
index 16adba172fb9..6317b9bc8681 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/subflow.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
@@ -398,6 +398,11 @@ static int subflow_v6_conn_request(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (!ipv6_unicast_destination(skb))
 		goto drop;
 
+	if (ipv6_addr_v4mapped(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr)) {
+		__IP6_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), NULL, IPSTATS_MIB_INHDRERRORS);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	return tcp_conn_request(&mptcp_subflow_request_sock_ops,
 				&subflow_request_sock_ipv6_ops, sk, skb);