diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index a1f9a0e9f3c8a7..a2dbeb264f260e 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -3201,6 +3201,9 @@ static int packet_do_bind(struct sock *sk, const char *name, int ifindex,
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
 	spin_lock(&po->bind_lock);
+	if (!proto)
+		proto = po->num;
+
 	rcu_read_lock();
 
 	if (po->fanout) {
@@ -3299,7 +3302,7 @@ static int packet_bind_spkt(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
 	memcpy(name, uaddr->sa_data, sizeof(uaddr->sa_data_min));
 	name[sizeof(uaddr->sa_data_min)] = 0;
 
-	return packet_do_bind(sk, name, 0, READ_ONCE(pkt_sk(sk)->num));
+	return packet_do_bind(sk, name, 0, 0);
 }
 
 static int packet_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
@@ -3316,8 +3319,7 @@ static int packet_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len
 	if (sll->sll_family != AF_PACKET)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return packet_do_bind(sk, NULL, sll->sll_ifindex,
-			      sll->sll_protocol ? : READ_ONCE(pkt_sk(sk)->num));
+	return packet_do_bind(sk, NULL, sll->sll_ifindex, sll->sll_protocol);
 }
 
 static struct proto packet_proto = {