diff --git a/net/tipc/udp_media.c b/net/tipc/udp_media.c
index 5f278c25462e..1cdc9a9103e0 100644
--- a/net/tipc/udp_media.c
+++ b/net/tipc/udp_media.c
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ int tipc_udp_nl_dump_remoteip(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 
 		rtnl_lock();
 		b = tipc_bearer_find(net, bname);
-		if (!b) {
+		if (!b || b->bcast_addr.media_id != TIPC_MEDIA_TYPE_UDP) {
 			rtnl_unlock();
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ int tipc_udp_nl_dump_remoteip(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 
 		rtnl_lock();
 		b = rtnl_dereference(tn->bearer_list[bid]);
-		if (!b) {
+		if (!b || b->bcast_addr.media_id != TIPC_MEDIA_TYPE_UDP) {
 			rtnl_unlock();
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}