diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm.c b/net/mptcp/pm.c
index 45e2a48397b9..70f0ced3ca86 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm.c
@@ -420,6 +420,31 @@ void mptcp_pm_subflow_chk_stale(const struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock *ssk)
 	}
 }
 
+/* if sk is ipv4 or ipv6_only allows only same-family local and remote addresses,
+ * otherwise allow any matching local/remote pair
+ */
+bool mptcp_pm_addr_families_match(const struct sock *sk,
+				  const struct mptcp_addr_info *loc,
+				  const struct mptcp_addr_info *rem)
+{
+	bool mptcp_is_v4 = sk->sk_family == AF_INET;
+
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MPTCP_IPV6)
+	bool loc_is_v4 = loc->family == AF_INET || ipv6_addr_v4mapped(&loc->addr6);
+	bool rem_is_v4 = rem->family == AF_INET || ipv6_addr_v4mapped(&rem->addr6);
+
+	if (mptcp_is_v4)
+		return loc_is_v4 && rem_is_v4;
+
+	if (ipv6_only_sock(sk))
+		return !loc_is_v4 && !rem_is_v4;
+
+	return loc_is_v4 == rem_is_v4;
+#else
+	return mptcp_is_v4 && loc->family == AF_INET && rem->family == AF_INET;
+#endif
+}
+
 void mptcp_pm_data_reset(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 {
 	u8 pm_type = mptcp_get_pm_type(sock_net((struct sock *)msk));
diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_userspace.c b/net/mptcp/pm_userspace.c
index 0430415357ba..c1d6cd5b188c 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_userspace.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_userspace.c
@@ -294,6 +294,13 @@ int mptcp_nl_cmd_sf_create(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	}
 
 	sk = &msk->sk.icsk_inet.sk;
+
+	if (!mptcp_pm_addr_families_match(sk, &addr_l, &addr_r)) {
+		GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "families mismatch");
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto create_err;
+	}
+
 	lock_sock(sk);
 
 	err = __mptcp_subflow_connect(sk, &addr_l, &addr_r);
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.h b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
index 1097428804f9..6f22ae13c984 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
@@ -762,6 +762,9 @@ int mptcp_pm_parse_addr(struct nlattr *attr, struct genl_info *info,
 int mptcp_pm_parse_entry(struct nlattr *attr, struct genl_info *info,
 			 bool require_family,
 			 struct mptcp_pm_addr_entry *entry);
+bool mptcp_pm_addr_families_match(const struct sock *sk,
+				  const struct mptcp_addr_info *loc,
+				  const struct mptcp_addr_info *rem);
 void mptcp_pm_subflow_chk_stale(const struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock *ssk);
 void mptcp_pm_nl_subflow_chk_stale(const struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock *ssk);
 void mptcp_pm_new_connection(struct mptcp_sock *msk, const struct sock *ssk, int server_side);