diff --git a/sys/netinet/sctp_pcb.c b/sys/netinet/sctp_pcb.c
index 5ab1484a7bdb..75e22bef1ad5 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/sctp_pcb.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/sctp_pcb.c
@@ -875,6 +875,9 @@ sctp_does_stcb_own_this_addr(struct sctp_tcb *stcb, struct sockaddr *to)
 					 */
 					continue;
 				}
+				if (sctp_ifa->address.sa.sa_family != to->sa_family) {
+					continue;
+				}
 				switch (sctp_ifa->address.sa.sa_family) {
 #ifdef INET
 				case AF_INET: