diff --git a/drivers/usb/usbip/stub_dev.c b/drivers/usb/usbip/stub_dev.c
index 2305d425e6c9..90c105469a07 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/usbip/stub_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/usbip/stub_dev.c
@@ -69,8 +69,16 @@ static ssize_t usbip_sockfd_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *a
 		}
 
 		socket = sockfd_lookup(sockfd, &err);
-		if (!socket)
+		if (!socket) {
+			dev_err(dev, "failed to lookup sock");
 			goto err;
+		}
+
+		if (socket->type != SOCK_STREAM) {
+			dev_err(dev, "Expecting SOCK_STREAM - found %d",
+				socket->type);
+			goto sock_err;
+		}
 
 		sdev->ud.tcp_socket = socket;
 		sdev->ud.sockfd = sockfd;
@@ -100,6 +108,8 @@ static ssize_t usbip_sockfd_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *a
 
 	return count;
 
+sock_err:
+	sockfd_put(socket);
 err:
 	spin_unlock_irq(&sdev->ud.lock);
 	return -EINVAL;