diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c
index 0b44d855269c03..881c10ed3947a9 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c
@@ -249,8 +249,6 @@ static int l2tp_ip_bind(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 	int ret;
 	int chk_addr_ret;
 
-	if (!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED))
-		return -EINVAL;
 	if (addr_len < sizeof(struct sockaddr_l2tpip))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (addr->l2tp_family != AF_INET)
@@ -265,6 +263,9 @@ static int l2tp_ip_bind(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 	read_unlock_bh(&l2tp_ip_lock);
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
+	if (!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED))
+		goto out;
+
 	if (sk->sk_state != TCP_CLOSE || addr_len < sizeof(struct sockaddr_l2tpip))
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
index 7704ea9502fdc9..eeac9a35c752e4 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
@@ -264,8 +264,6 @@ static int l2tp_ip6_bind(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 	int addr_type;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED))
-		return -EINVAL;
 	if (addr->l2tp_family != AF_INET6)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (addr_len < sizeof(*addr))
@@ -291,6 +289,9 @@ static int l2tp_ip6_bind(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 	lock_sock(sk);
 
 	err = -EINVAL;
+	if (!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED))
+		goto out_unlock;
+
 	if (sk->sk_state != TCP_CLOSE)
 		goto out_unlock;