diff --git a/net/x25/af_x25.c b/net/x25/af_x25.c
index 5226a7f43050bc..5121729b8b631f 100644
--- a/net/x25/af_x25.c
+++ b/net/x25/af_x25.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ static struct sock *x25_find_listener(struct x25_address *addr,
 	sk_for_each(s, &x25_list)
 		if ((!strcmp(addr->x25_addr,
 			x25_sk(s)->source_addr.x25_addr) ||
-				!strcmp(addr->x25_addr,
+				!strcmp(x25_sk(s)->source_addr.x25_addr,
 					null_x25_address.x25_addr)) &&
 					s->sk_state == TCP_LISTEN) {
 			/*
@@ -688,11 +688,15 @@ static int x25_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	len = strlen(addr->sx25_addr.x25_addr);
-	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-		if (!isdigit(addr->sx25_addr.x25_addr[i])) {
-			rc = -EINVAL;
-			goto out;
+	/* check for the null_x25_address */
+	if (strcmp(addr->sx25_addr.x25_addr, null_x25_address.x25_addr)) {
+
+		len = strlen(addr->sx25_addr.x25_addr);
+		for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+			if (!isdigit(addr->sx25_addr.x25_addr[i])) {
+				rc = -EINVAL;
+				goto out;
+			}
 		}
 	}