diff --git a/net/mctp/af_mctp.c b/net/mctp/af_mctp.c
index d344b02a1cde..bc88159f8844 100644
--- a/net/mctp/af_mctp.c
+++ b/net/mctp/af_mctp.c
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ static int mctp_release(struct socket *sock)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* Generic sockaddr checks, padding checks only so far */
+static bool mctp_sockaddr_is_ok(const struct sockaddr_mctp *addr)
+{
+	return !addr->__smctp_pad0 && !addr->__smctp_pad1;
+}
+
 static int mctp_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr, int addrlen)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
@@ -52,6 +58,9 @@ static int mctp_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr, int addrlen)
 	/* it's a valid sockaddr for MCTP, cast and do protocol checks */
 	smctp = (struct sockaddr_mctp *)addr;
 
+	if (!mctp_sockaddr_is_ok(smctp))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	lock_sock(sk);
 
 	/* TODO: allow rebind */
@@ -87,6 +96,8 @@ static int mctp_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		if (addr->smctp_family != AF_MCTP)
 			return -EINVAL;
+		if (!mctp_sockaddr_is_ok(addr))
+			return -EINVAL;
 		if (addr->smctp_tag & ~(MCTP_TAG_MASK | MCTP_TAG_OWNER))
 			return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -198,11 +209,13 @@ static int mctp_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 
 		addr = msg->msg_name;
 		addr->smctp_family = AF_MCTP;
+		addr->__smctp_pad0 = 0;
 		addr->smctp_network = cb->net;
 		addr->smctp_addr.s_addr = hdr->src;
 		addr->smctp_type = type;
 		addr->smctp_tag = hdr->flags_seq_tag &
 					(MCTP_HDR_TAG_MASK | MCTP_HDR_FLAG_TO);
+		addr->__smctp_pad1 = 0;
 		msg->msg_namelen = sizeof(*addr);
 
 		if (msk->addr_ext) {