diff --git a/net/sctp/input.c b/net/sctp/input.c
index 1662f9c..70d6606 100644
--- a/net/sctp/input.c
+++ b/net/sctp/input.c
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@
 	 * IP broadcast addresses cannot be used in an SCTP transport
 	 * address."
 	 */
-	if (!af->addr_valid(&src, NULL) || !af->addr_valid(&dest, NULL))
+	if (!af->addr_valid(&src, NULL, skb) ||
+	    !af->addr_valid(&dest, NULL, skb))
 		goto discard_it;
 
 	asoc = __sctp_rcv_lookup(skb, &src, &dest, &transport);
diff --git a/net/sctp/ipv6.c b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
index c20d282..8ef0807 100644
--- a/net/sctp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
@@ -523,7 +523,9 @@
  * Return 0 - If the address is a non-unicast or an illegal address.
  * Return 1 - If the address is a unicast.
  */
-static int sctp_v6_addr_valid(union sctp_addr *addr, struct sctp_sock *sp)
+static int sctp_v6_addr_valid(union sctp_addr *addr,
+			      struct sctp_sock *sp,
+			      const struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	int ret = ipv6_addr_type(&addr->v6.sin6_addr);
 
@@ -537,7 +539,7 @@
 		if (sp && ipv6_only_sock(sctp_opt2sk(sp)))
 			return 0;
 		sctp_v6_map_v4(addr);
-		return sctp_get_af_specific(AF_INET)->addr_valid(addr, sp);
+		return sctp_get_af_specific(AF_INET)->addr_valid(addr, sp, skb);
 	}
 
 	/* Is this a non-unicast address */
diff --git a/net/sctp/protocol.c b/net/sctp/protocol.c
index 2088aa9..816c033 100644
--- a/net/sctp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/sctp/protocol.c
@@ -365,12 +365,18 @@
  * Return 0 - If the address is a non-unicast or an illegal address.
  * Return 1 - If the address is a unicast.
  */
-static int sctp_v4_addr_valid(union sctp_addr *addr, struct sctp_sock *sp)
+static int sctp_v4_addr_valid(union sctp_addr *addr,
+			      struct sctp_sock *sp,
+			      const struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	/* Is this a non-unicast address or a unusable SCTP address? */
 	if (IS_IPV4_UNUSABLE_ADDRESS(&addr->v4.sin_addr.s_addr))
 		return 0;
 
+ 	/* Is this a broadcast address? */
+ 	if (skb && ((struct rtable *)skb->dst)->rt_flags & RTCF_BROADCAST)
+ 		return 0;
+
 	return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index b41dcbb..b811691c 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Is this a valid SCTP address?  */
-	if (!af->addr_valid(addr, sctp_sk(sk)))
+	if (!af->addr_valid(addr, sctp_sk(sk), NULL))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!sctp_sk(sk)->pf->send_verify(sctp_sk(sk), (addr)))