diff --git a/net/iucv/af_iucv.c b/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
index aeffb65181f5..5984cc35d508 100644
--- a/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
+++ b/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
@@ -705,10 +705,8 @@ static int iucv_sock_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
 	char uid[9];
 
 	/* Verify the input sockaddr */
-	if (!addr || addr->sa_family != AF_IUCV)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (addr_len < sizeof(struct sockaddr_iucv))
+	if (addr_len < sizeof(struct sockaddr_iucv) ||
+	    addr->sa_family != AF_IUCV)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
@@ -852,7 +850,7 @@ static int iucv_sock_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
 	struct iucv_sock *iucv = iucv_sk(sk);
 	int err;
 
-	if (addr->sa_family != AF_IUCV || alen < sizeof(struct sockaddr_iucv))
+	if (alen < sizeof(struct sockaddr_iucv) || addr->sa_family != AF_IUCV)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (sk->sk_state != IUCV_OPEN && sk->sk_state != IUCV_BOUND)