1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/net/compat.c b/net/compat.c
index 9a76eaf63184..bc8aeefddf3f 100644
--- a/net/compat.c
+++ b/net/compat.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ int verify_compat_iovec(struct msghdr *kern_msg, struct iovec *kern_iov,
 {
         int tot_len;
 
-        if (kern_msg->msg_namelen) {
+        if (kern_msg->msg_name && kern_msg->msg_namelen) {
                 if (mode == VERIFY_READ) {
                         int err = move_addr_to_kernel(kern_msg->msg_name,
                                                       kern_msg->msg_namelen,
@@ -93,10 +93,11 @@ int verify_compat_iovec(struct msghdr *kern_msg, struct iovec *kern_iov,
                         if (err < 0)
                                 return err;
                 }
-                if (kern_msg->msg_name)
-                        kern_msg->msg_name = kern_address;
-        } else
+                kern_msg->msg_name = kern_address;
+        } else {
                 kern_msg->msg_name = NULL;
+                kern_msg->msg_namelen = 0;
+        }
 
         tot_len = iov_from_user_compat_to_kern(kern_iov,
                                           (struct compat_iovec __user *)kern_msg->msg_iov,