diff --git a/net/phonet/pep.c b/net/phonet/pep.c
index b4f90afb0638..65d463ad8770 100644
--- a/net/phonet/pep.c
+++ b/net/phonet/pep.c
@@ -947,6 +947,8 @@ static int pep_ioctl(struct sock *sk, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 			ret =  -EBUSY;
 		else if (sk->sk_state == TCP_ESTABLISHED)
 			ret = -EISCONN;
+		else if (!pn->pn_sk.sobject)
+			ret = -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 		else
 			ret = pep_sock_enable(sk, NULL, 0);
 		release_sock(sk);