diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index 5dda263b4a0a..eedacdebcd4c 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -2625,7 +2625,7 @@ static int tpacket_snd(struct packet_sock *po, struct msghdr *msg)
 						sll_addr)))
 			goto out;
 		proto	= saddr->sll_protocol;
-		addr	= saddr->sll_addr;
+		addr	= saddr->sll_halen ? saddr->sll_addr : NULL;
 		dev = dev_get_by_index(sock_net(&po->sk), saddr->sll_ifindex);
 		if (addr && dev && saddr->sll_halen < dev->addr_len)
 			goto out;
@@ -2825,7 +2825,7 @@ static int packet_snd(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 		if (msg->msg_namelen < (saddr->sll_halen + offsetof(struct sockaddr_ll, sll_addr)))
 			goto out;
 		proto	= saddr->sll_protocol;
-		addr	= saddr->sll_addr;
+		addr	= saddr->sll_halen ? saddr->sll_addr : NULL;
 		dev = dev_get_by_index(sock_net(sk), saddr->sll_ifindex);
 		if (addr && dev && saddr->sll_halen < dev->addr_len)
 			goto out;