diff --git a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
index caa0278d30a9dbedb6ca0dc172144c7992e2e485..45f9a2a42d564391134797ac5df3e72c59a60621 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
@@ -306,8 +306,10 @@ int inet6_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 		    v4addr != htonl(INADDR_ANY) &&
 		    chk_addr_ret != RTN_LOCAL &&
 		    chk_addr_ret != RTN_MULTICAST &&
-		    chk_addr_ret != RTN_BROADCAST)
+		    chk_addr_ret != RTN_BROADCAST) {
+			err = -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 			goto out;
+		}
 	} else {
 		if (addr_type != IPV6_ADDR_ANY) {
 			struct net_device *dev = NULL;