diff --git a/net/ipv4/udp.c b/net/ipv4/udp.c
index 836abe58a9c52c1e0a613d0c1517b0819556c6c8..08eed5e16df0d26340bbfabd96ac6dad77895465 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/udp.c
@@ -2070,10 +2070,14 @@ void udp_v4_early_demux(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		if (!in_dev)
 			return;
 
-		ours = ip_check_mc_rcu(in_dev, iph->daddr, iph->saddr,
-				       iph->protocol);
-		if (!ours)
-			return;
+		/* we are supposed to accept bcast packets */
+		if (skb->pkt_type == PACKET_MULTICAST) {
+			ours = ip_check_mc_rcu(in_dev, iph->daddr, iph->saddr,
+					       iph->protocol);
+			if (!ours)
+				return;
+		}
+
 		sk = __udp4_lib_mcast_demux_lookup(net, uh->dest, iph->daddr,
 						   uh->source, iph->saddr, dif);
 	} else if (skb->pkt_type == PACKET_HOST) {