1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/iovec.c b/net/core/iovec.c
index 4cdb7c48dad6..b61869429f4c 100644
--- a/net/core/iovec.c
+++ b/net/core/iovec.c
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ int verify_iovec(struct msghdr *m, struct iovec *iov, struct sockaddr_storage *a
                         if (err < 0)
                                 return err;
                 }
-                m->msg_name = address;
+                if (m->msg_name)
+                        m->msg_name = address;
         } else {
                 m->msg_name = NULL;
         }