diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c b/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
index 81b606424e122..69a464f1d2b98 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
@@ -2418,7 +2418,8 @@ static int sctp_process_param(struct sctp_association *asoc,
 				break;
 
 			case SCTP_PARAM_IPV6_ADDRESS:
-				asoc->peer.ipv6_address = 1;
+				if (PF_INET6 == asoc->base.sk->sk_family)
+					asoc->peer.ipv6_address = 1;
 				break;
 
 			case SCTP_PARAM_HOST_NAME_ADDRESS: