diff --git a/net/tipc/bearer.c b/net/tipc/bearer.c
index 2cde375477e3..878415c43527 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bearer.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bearer.c
@@ -1086,6 +1086,12 @@ int tipc_nl_bearer_add(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TIPC_MEDIA_UDP
 	if (attrs[TIPC_NLA_BEARER_UDP_OPTS]) {
+		if (b->media->type_id != TIPC_MEDIA_TYPE_UDP) {
+			rtnl_unlock();
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(info->extack, "UDP option is unsupported");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
 		err = tipc_udp_nl_bearer_add(b,
 					     attrs[TIPC_NLA_BEARER_UDP_OPTS]);
 		if (err) {