diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index eaef41433d7a..c4205e0a3a2d 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ struct sock {
 				sk_no_check_rx : 1,
 				sk_userlocks : 4,
 				sk_protocol  : 8,
+#define SK_PROTOCOL_MAX U8_MAX
 				sk_type      : 16;
 	kmemcheck_bitfield_end(flags);
 	int			sk_wmem_queued;
diff --git a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
index ae3a47f9d1d5..fbd0acf80b13 100644
--- a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
+++ b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
@@ -805,6 +805,9 @@ static int ax25_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 	struct sock *sk;
 	ax25_cb *ax25;
 
+	if (protocol < 0 || protocol > SK_PROTOCOL_MAX)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
 		return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
 
diff --git a/net/decnet/af_decnet.c b/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
index eebf5ac8ce18..13d6b1a6e0fc 100644
--- a/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
+++ b/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
@@ -678,6 +678,9 @@ static int dn_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 {
 	struct sock *sk;
 
+	if (protocol < 0 || protocol > SK_PROTOCOL_MAX)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
 		return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index 11c4ca13ec3b..5c5db6636704 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ static int inet_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 	int try_loading_module = 0;
 	int err;
 
+	if (protocol < 0 || protocol >= IPPROTO_MAX)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	sock->state = SS_UNCONNECTED;
 
 	/* Look for the requested type/protocol pair. */
diff --git a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
index 8ec0df75f1c4..9f5137cd604e 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ static int inet6_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 	int try_loading_module = 0;
 	int err;
 
+	if (protocol < 0 || protocol >= IPPROTO_MAX)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	/* Look for the requested type/protocol pair. */
 lookup_protocol:
 	err = -ESOCKTNOSUPPORT;
diff --git a/net/irda/af_irda.c b/net/irda/af_irda.c
index e6aa48b5395c..923abd6b3064 100644
--- a/net/irda/af_irda.c
+++ b/net/irda/af_irda.c
@@ -1086,6 +1086,9 @@ static int irda_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 	struct sock *sk;
 	struct irda_sock *self;
 
+	if (protocol < 0 || protocol > SK_PROTOCOL_MAX)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (net != &init_net)
 		return -EAFNOSUPPORT;