diff --git a/net/can/j1939/socket.c b/net/can/j1939/socket.c
index 7e90f9e61d9bc5bac7e903fed4c8a7eadc7a8906..1790469b25808a8357e92ee3e42ffef9c06c0422 100644
--- a/net/can/j1939/socket.c
+++ b/net/can/j1939/socket.c
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ static int j1939_sk_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 	struct j1939_sk_buff_cb *skcb;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (flags & ~(MSG_DONTWAIT | MSG_ERRQUEUE))
+	if (flags & ~(MSG_DONTWAIT | MSG_ERRQUEUE | MSG_CMSG_COMPAT))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (flags & MSG_ERRQUEUE)