diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c
index 3d73278..992761e 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ static int l2tp_ip_bind(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 	if (!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED))
 		goto out;
 
-	if (sk->sk_state != TCP_CLOSE || addr_len < sizeof(struct sockaddr_l2tpip))
+	if (sk->sk_state != TCP_CLOSE)
 		goto out;
 
 	chk_addr_ret = inet_addr_type(net, addr->l2tp_addr.s_addr);