diff --git a/net/ipv4/ping.c b/net/ipv4/ping.c
index e9f66e1cda50..208d5439e59b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ping.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ping.c
@@ -259,6 +259,9 @@ int ping_init_sock(struct sock *sk)
 	kgid_t low, high;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	if (sk->sk_family == AF_INET6)
+		sk->sk_ipv6only = 1;
+
 	inet_get_ping_group_range_net(net, &low, &high);
 	if (gid_lte(low, group) && gid_lte(group, high))
 		return 0;
@@ -305,6 +308,11 @@ static int ping_check_bind_addr(struct sock *sk, struct inet_sock *isk,
 		if (addr_len < sizeof(*addr))
 			return -EINVAL;
 
+		if (addr->sin_family != AF_INET &&
+		    !(addr->sin_family == AF_UNSPEC &&
+		      addr->sin_addr.s_addr == htonl(INADDR_ANY)))
+			return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
+
 		pr_debug("ping_check_bind_addr(sk=%p,addr=%pI4,port=%d)\n",
 			 sk, &addr->sin_addr.s_addr, ntohs(addr->sin_port));
 
@@ -330,7 +338,7 @@ static int ping_check_bind_addr(struct sock *sk, struct inet_sock *isk,
 			return -EINVAL;
 
 		if (addr->sin6_family != AF_INET6)
-			return -EINVAL;
+			return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
 
 		pr_debug("ping_check_bind_addr(sk=%p,addr=%pI6c,port=%d)\n",
 			 sk, addr->sin6_addr.s6_addr, ntohs(addr->sin6_port));
@@ -716,7 +724,7 @@ static int ping_v4_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *m
 		if (msg->msg_namelen < sizeof(*usin))
 			return -EINVAL;
 		if (usin->sin_family != AF_INET)
-			return -EINVAL;
+			return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
 		daddr = usin->sin_addr.s_addr;
 		/* no remote port */
 	} else {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ping.c b/net/ipv6/ping.c
index bd46f736f61d..a2dfff6ff227 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ping.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ping.c
@@ -102,9 +102,10 @@ int ping_v6_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
 
 	if (msg->msg_name) {
 		DECLARE_SOCKADDR(struct sockaddr_in6 *, u, msg->msg_name);
-		if (msg->msg_namelen < sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6) ||
-		    u->sin6_family != AF_INET6) {
+		if (msg->msg_namelen < sizeof(*u))
 			return -EINVAL;
+		if (u->sin6_family != AF_INET6) {
+			return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
 		}
 		if (sk->sk_bound_dev_if &&
 		    sk->sk_bound_dev_if != u->sin6_scope_id) {