diff --git a/net/compat.c b/net/compat.c
index 93f5423..2c774d8 100644
--- a/net/compat.c
+++ b/net/compat.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 {
 	int tot_len;
 
-	if (kern_msg->msg_namelen) {
+	if (kern_msg->msg_name && kern_msg->msg_namelen) {
 		if (mode == VERIFY_READ) {
 			int err = move_addr_to_kernel(kern_msg->msg_name,
 						      kern_msg->msg_namelen,
@@ -93,10 +93,11 @@
 			if (err < 0)
 				return err;
 		}
-		if (kern_msg->msg_name)
-			kern_msg->msg_name = kern_address;
-	} else
+		kern_msg->msg_name = kern_address;
+	} else {
 		kern_msg->msg_name = NULL;
+		kern_msg->msg_namelen = 0;
+	}
 
 	tot_len = iov_from_user_compat_to_kern(kern_iov,
 					  (struct compat_iovec __user *)kern_msg->msg_iov,