diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index c61787b15f27b2b0bd0ed7d448fd6ba2d73ca07a..d82b87c16b0abb3cae919aaf8b5f28a56faad170 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -4649,7 +4649,7 @@ static int selinux_socket_connect_helper(struct socket *sock,
 		struct lsm_network_audit net = {0,};
 		struct sockaddr_in *addr4 = NULL;
 		struct sockaddr_in6 *addr6 = NULL;
-		unsigned short snum;
+		unsigned short snum = 0;
 		u32 sid, perm;
 
 		/* sctp_connectx(3) calls via selinux_sctp_bind_connect()
@@ -4674,12 +4674,12 @@ static int selinux_socket_connect_helper(struct socket *sock,
 			break;
 		default:
 			/* Note that SCTP services expect -EINVAL, whereas
-			 * others expect -EAFNOSUPPORT.
+			 * others must handle this at the protocol level:
+			 * connect(AF_UNSPEC) on a connected socket is
+			 * a documented way disconnect the socket.
 			 */
 			if (sksec->sclass == SECCLASS_SCTP_SOCKET)
 				return -EINVAL;
-			else
-				return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
 		}
 
 		err = sel_netport_sid(sk->sk_protocol, snum, &sid);