diff --git a/drivers/usb/usbip/vhci_sysfs.c b/drivers/usb/usbip/vhci_sysfs.c
index be37aec250c2b19633a459ae7e24ac665c872cbf..18a0fa649cd4117b94cf650af164a04f31fcc564 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/usbip/vhci_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/usbip/vhci_sysfs.c
@@ -349,8 +349,16 @@ static ssize_t attach_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 
 	/* Extract socket from fd. */
 	socket = sockfd_lookup(sockfd, &err);
-	if (!socket)
+	if (!socket) {
+		dev_err(dev, "failed to lookup sock");
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if (socket->type != SOCK_STREAM) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Expecting SOCK_STREAM - found %d",
+			socket->type);
+		sockfd_put(socket);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	/* now need lock until setting vdev status as used */