diff --git a/net/sctp/protocol.c b/net/sctp/protocol.c
index 2e1f9c3..5135e1a 100644
--- a/net/sctp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/sctp/protocol.c
@@ -378,10 +378,13 @@
 {
 	int ret = inet_addr_type(addr->v4.sin_addr.s_addr);
 
-	/* FIXME: ip_nonlocal_bind sysctl support. */
 
-	if (addr->v4.sin_addr.s_addr != INADDR_ANY && ret != RTN_LOCAL)
+	if (addr->v4.sin_addr.s_addr != INADDR_ANY &&
+	   ret != RTN_LOCAL &&
+	   !sp->inet.freebind &&
+	   !sysctl_ip_nonlocal_bind)
 		return 0;
+
 	return 1;
 }