diff --git a/include/net/ipv6.h b/include/net/ipv6.h
index 78d3d5124918..4f541f11ce63 100644
--- a/include/net/ipv6.h
+++ b/include/net/ipv6.h
@@ -783,6 +783,8 @@ int compat_ipv6_getsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 			   char __user *optval, int __user *optlen);
 
 int ip6_datagram_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *addr, int addr_len);
+int ip6_datagram_connect_v6_only(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *addr,
+				 int addr_len);
 
 int ipv6_recv_error(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, int len,
 		    int *addr_len);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ping.c b/net/ipv4/ping.c
index 4a9e4266a0c3..2d11c094296e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ping.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ping.c
@@ -320,6 +320,9 @@ static int ping_check_bind_addr(struct sock *sk, struct inet_sock *isk,
 		if (addr_len < sizeof(*addr))
 			return -EINVAL;
 
+		if (addr->sin6_family != AF_INET6)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		pr_debug("ping_check_bind_addr(sk=%p,addr=%pI6c,port=%d)\n",
 			 sk, addr->sin6_addr.s6_addr, ntohs(addr->sin6_port));
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/datagram.c b/net/ipv6/datagram.c
index cd8699bd2e6b..2f5e2f154d21 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/datagram.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/datagram.c
@@ -205,6 +205,16 @@ int ip6_datagram_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ip6_datagram_connect);
 
+int ip6_datagram_connect_v6_only(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
+				 int addr_len)
+{
+	DECLARE_SOCKADDR(struct sockaddr_in6 *, sin6, uaddr);
+	if (sin6->sin6_family != AF_INET6)
+		return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
+	return ip6_datagram_connect(sk, uaddr, addr_len);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ip6_datagram_connect_v6_only);
+
 void ipv6_icmp_error(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int err,
 		     __be16 port, u32 info, u8 *payload)
 {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ping.c b/net/ipv6/ping.c
index 94a3d04c3200..fb9beb78f00b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ping.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ping.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ struct proto pingv6_prot = {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.init =		ping_init_sock,
 	.close =	ping_close,
-	.connect =	ip6_datagram_connect,
+	.connect =	ip6_datagram_connect_v6_only,
 	.disconnect =	udp_disconnect,
 	.setsockopt =	ipv6_setsockopt,
 	.getsockopt =	ipv6_getsockopt,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/raw.c b/net/ipv6/raw.c
index b4523117aeae..1f29996e368a 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/raw.c
@@ -250,6 +250,10 @@ static int rawv6_bind(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 
 	if (addr_len < SIN6_LEN_RFC2133)
 		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (addr->sin6_family != AF_INET6)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	addr_type = ipv6_addr_type(&addr->sin6_addr);
 
 	/* Raw sockets are IPv6 only */
@@ -1209,7 +1213,7 @@ struct proto rawv6_prot = {
 	.owner		   = THIS_MODULE,
 	.close		   = rawv6_close,
 	.destroy	   = raw6_destroy,
-	.connect	   = ip6_datagram_connect,
+	.connect	   = ip6_datagram_connect_v6_only,
 	.disconnect	   = udp_disconnect,
 	.ioctl		   = rawv6_ioctl,
 	.init		   = rawv6_init_sk,
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
index aab5f74e91e6..7704ea9502fd 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
@@ -371,6 +371,9 @@ static int l2tp_ip6_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
 	if (addr_len < sizeof(*lsa))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (usin->sin6_family != AF_INET6)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	addr_type = ipv6_addr_type(&usin->sin6_addr);
 	if (addr_type & IPV6_ADDR_MULTICAST)
 		return -EINVAL;