diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
index 6616c9f..5b99008 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
@@ -553,6 +553,12 @@ static int l2tp_nl_cmd_session_create(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *inf
 		goto out_tunnel;
 	}
 
+	/* L2TPv2 only accepts PPP pseudo-wires */
+	if (tunnel->version == 2 && cfg.pw_type != L2TP_PWTYPE_PPP) {
+		ret = -EPROTONOSUPPORT;
+		goto out_tunnel;
+	}
+
 	if (tunnel->version > 2) {
 		if (info->attrs[L2TP_ATTR_DATA_SEQ])
 			cfg.data_seq = nla_get_u8(info->attrs[L2TP_ATTR_DATA_SEQ]);