diff --git a/net/ieee802154/socket.c b/net/ieee802154/socket.c
index 6e55fae4c686..1fa2fe041ec0 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/socket.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/socket.c
@@ -502,8 +502,10 @@ static int dgram_bind(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int len)
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (addr->family != AF_IEEE802154)
+	if (addr->family != AF_IEEE802154) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	ieee802154_addr_from_sa(&haddr, &addr->addr);
 	dev = ieee802154_get_dev(sock_net(sk), &haddr);