diff --git a/net/can/j1939/socket.c b/net/can/j1939/socket.c
index 1b7dc1a8547f..bf9fd6ee88fe 100644
--- a/net/can/j1939/socket.c
+++ b/net/can/j1939/socket.c
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ static int j1939_sk_init(struct sock *sk)
 	spin_lock_init(&jsk->sk_session_queue_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&jsk->sk_session_queue);
 	sk->sk_destruct = j1939_sk_sock_destruct;
+	sk->sk_protocol = CAN_J1939;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/net/can/j1939/transport.c b/net/can/j1939/transport.c
index 5bfe6bf15a99..30957c9a8eb7 100644
--- a/net/can/j1939/transport.c
+++ b/net/can/j1939/transport.c
@@ -2032,6 +2032,10 @@ void j1939_simple_recv(struct j1939_priv *priv, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (!skb->sk)
 		return;
 
+	if (skb->sk->sk_family != AF_CAN ||
+	    skb->sk->sk_protocol != CAN_J1939)
+		return;
+
 	j1939_session_list_lock(priv);
 	session = j1939_session_get_simple(priv, skb);
 	j1939_session_list_unlock(priv);