diff --git a/net/tipc/udp_media.c b/net/tipc/udp_media.c
index efe822d3bb28ec8f9d9eb8afab06fe921b73db54..c01dcf9746be18addc4be9b14c6543c8230ed0cc 100644
--- a/net/tipc/udp_media.c
+++ b/net/tipc/udp_media.c
@@ -127,8 +127,11 @@ static int tipc_udp_addr2str(struct tipc_media_addr *a, char *buf, int size)
 		snprintf(buf, size, "%pI4:%u", &ua->ipv4, ntohs(ua->port));
 	else if (ntohs(ua->proto) == ETH_P_IPV6)
 		snprintf(buf, size, "%pI6:%u", &ua->ipv6, ntohs(ua->port));
-	else
+	else {
 		pr_err("Invalid UDP media address\n");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }