diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
index 270a0a999eafc19d4438f7561ec19abdd74be1cd..8b3b6947a07d7f08127a444ec4e7089b7188cb80 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
@@ -734,6 +734,12 @@ static int pppol2tp_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uservaddr,
 	session = l2tp_session_get(sock_net(sk), tunnel, session_id);
 	if (session) {
 		drop_refcnt = true;
+
+		if (session->pwtype != L2TP_PWTYPE_PPP) {
+			error = -EPROTOTYPE;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
 		ps = l2tp_session_priv(session);
 
 		/* Using a pre-existing session is fine as long as it hasn't