diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index c1401f43d40f..d9d4c92e06b3 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -7034,6 +7034,9 @@ int sctp_inet_listen(struct socket *sock, int backlog)
 	if (sock->state != SS_UNCONNECTED)
 		goto out;
 
+	if (!sctp_sstate(sk, LISTENING) && !sctp_sstate(sk, CLOSED))
+		goto out;
+
 	/* If backlog is zero, disable listening. */
 	if (!backlog) {
 		if (sctp_sstate(sk, CLOSED))