diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
index 6cbf0db57ad0..9ef69c975b15 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
@@ -902,11 +902,25 @@ void inet_csk_prepare_forced_close(struct sock *sk)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inet_csk_prepare_forced_close);
 
+static int inet_ulp_can_listen(const struct sock *sk)
+{
+	const struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
+
+	if (icsk->icsk_ulp_ops)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int inet_csk_listen_start(struct sock *sk, int backlog)
 {
 	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
 	struct inet_sock *inet = inet_sk(sk);
-	int err = -EADDRINUSE;
+	int err;
+
+	err = inet_ulp_can_listen(sk);
+	if (unlikely(err))
+		return err;
 
 	reqsk_queue_alloc(&icsk->icsk_accept_queue);