diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 31105f9..1310a82 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -1222,6 +1222,12 @@
 	struct socket *sock;
 	int flags;
 
+	/* Check the SOCK_* constants for consistency.  */
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(SOCK_CLOEXEC != O_CLOEXEC);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON((SOCK_MAX | SOCK_TYPE_MASK) != SOCK_TYPE_MASK);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(SOCK_CLOEXEC & SOCK_TYPE_MASK);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(SOCK_NONBLOCK & SOCK_TYPE_MASK);
+
 	flags = type & ~SOCK_TYPE_MASK;
 	if (flags & ~(SOCK_CLOEXEC | SOCK_NONBLOCK))
 		return -EINVAL;