diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_tproxy.c b/net/netfilter/nft_tproxy.c
index 95980154ef02..b97ab1198b03 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_tproxy.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_tproxy.c
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ static void nft_tproxy_eval_v4(const struct nft_expr *expr,
 	__be16 tport = 0;
 	struct sock *sk;
 
+	if (pkt->tprot != IPPROTO_TCP &&
+	    pkt->tprot != IPPROTO_UDP) {
+		regs->verdict.code = NFT_BREAK;
+		return;
+	}
+
 	hp = skb_header_pointer(skb, ip_hdrlen(skb), sizeof(_hdr), &_hdr);
 	if (!hp) {
 		regs->verdict.code = NFT_BREAK;
@@ -91,7 +97,8 @@ static void nft_tproxy_eval_v6(const struct nft_expr *expr,
 
 	memset(&taddr, 0, sizeof(taddr));
 
-	if (!pkt->tprot_set) {
+	if (pkt->tprot != IPPROTO_TCP &&
+	    pkt->tprot != IPPROTO_UDP) {
 		regs->verdict.code = NFT_BREAK;
 		return;
 	}