diff --git a/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c b/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
index 645677f84dba..ea0e6c85866d 100644
--- a/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c                                                                 
+++ b/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
@@ -796,6 +796,11 @@ static int llcp_sock_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
        }                               
                                                 
        if (sk->sk_type == SOCK_DGRAM) { 
+               if (sk->sk_state != LLCP_BOUND) {
+                       release_sock(sk);
+                       return -ENOLINK;
+               }                                                 
+                                               
                DECLARE_SOCKADDR(struct sockaddr_nfc_llcp *, addr,
                                 msg->msg_name);