diff --git a/net/sctp/protocol.c b/net/sctp/protocol.c
index 4e6638449639..c4986d0f7419 100644
--- a/net/sctp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/sctp/protocol.c
@@ -717,15 +717,20 @@ static int sctp_inetaddr_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long ev,
 static int sctp_ctl_sock_init(void)
 {
 	int err;
-	sa_family_t family;
+	sa_family_t family = PF_INET;
 
 	if (sctp_get_pf_specific(PF_INET6))
 		family = PF_INET6;
-	else
-		family = PF_INET;
 
 	err = inet_ctl_sock_create(&sctp_ctl_sock, family,
 				   SOCK_SEQPACKET, IPPROTO_SCTP, &init_net);
+
+	/* If IPv6 socket could not be created, try the IPv4 socket */
+	if (err < 0 && family == PF_INET6)
+		err = inet_ctl_sock_create(&sctp_ctl_sock, AF_INET,
+					   SOCK_SEQPACKET, IPPROTO_SCTP,
+					   &init_net);
+
 	if (err < 0) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR
 		       "SCTP: Failed to create the SCTP control socket.\n");