diff --git a/net/tipc/udp_media.c b/net/tipc/udp_media.c
index 3e47501f024fdfb0e57f99b6a099abd859434c7a..ec6d7730b85224ed290fa52b623c3a44b6aba699 100644
--- a/net/tipc/udp_media.c
+++ b/net/tipc/udp_media.c
@@ -129,8 +129,11 @@ 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;
 }