diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index 1b745d4..dd2b947 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -466,8 +466,13 @@
 		goto out;
 
 	if (addr->sin_family != AF_INET) {
+		/* Compatibility games : accept AF_UNSPEC (mapped to AF_INET)
+		 * only if s_addr is INADDR_ANY.
+		 */
 		err = -EAFNOSUPPORT;
-		goto out;
+		if (addr->sin_family != AF_UNSPEC ||
+		    addr->sin_addr.s_addr != htonl(INADDR_ANY))
+			goto out;
 	}
 
 	chk_addr_ret = inet_addr_type(sock_net(sk), addr->sin_addr.s_addr);