diff --git a/net/dccp/proto.c b/net/dccp/proto.c
index 9d43c1f40274..ff3b058cf58c 100644
--- a/net/dccp/proto.c
+++ b/net/dccp/proto.c
@@ -789,6 +789,11 @@ int dccp_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 	if (skb == NULL)
 		goto out_release;
 
+	if (sk->sk_state == DCCP_CLOSED) {
+		rc = -ENOTCONN;
+		goto out_discard;
+	}
+
 	skb_reserve(skb, sk->sk_prot->max_header);
 	rc = memcpy_from_msg(skb_put(skb, len), msg, len);
 	if (rc != 0)