diff --git a/net/dccp/proto.c b/net/dccp/proto.c
index adee085bde89..29fe4dd2a01e 100644
--- a/net/dccp/proto.c
+++ b/net/dccp/proto.c
@@ -785,6 +785,11 @@ int dccp_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
 	if (skb == NULL)
 		goto out_release;
 
+	if (sk->sk_state == DCCP_CLOSED) {
+		rc = -ENOTCONN;
+		goto out_discard;
+	}
+
 	skb_reserve(skb, sk->sk_prot->max_header);
 	rc = memcpy_fromiovec(skb_put(skb, len), msg->msg_iov, len);
 	if (rc != 0)