diff --git a/net/tipc/bearer.c b/net/tipc/bearer.c
index 774f68d1a2b3..60a6f4a3c0fb 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bearer.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bearer.c
@@ -287,17 +287,50 @@ static int tipc_enable_bearer(struct net *net, const char *name,
 	bearer_id = MAX_BEARERS;
 	i = MAX_BEARERS;
 	while (i-- != 0) {
+		struct net_device *dev;
+
 		b = rtnl_dereference(tn->bearer_list[i]);
 		if (!b) {
 			bearer_id = i;
 			continue;
 		}
 		if (!strcmp(name, b->name)) {
+duplicate:
 			errstr = "already enabled";
 			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Already enabled");
 			goto rejected;
 		}
 
+		/* udp media can be used together with any media */
+		if (b->media->type_id == TIPC_MEDIA_TYPE_UDP ||
+		    m->type_id == TIPC_MEDIA_TYPE_UDP)
+			goto priority;
+
+		dev = __dev_get_by_name(net, b_names.if_name);
+
+		if (!dev) {
+			res = -ENODEV;
+			errstr = "no device for the media";
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "No device for the media");
+			goto rejected;
+		}
+
+		if (rtnl_dereference(b->media_ptr) == dev) {
+			char *dev_name = strchr((const char *)b->name, ':') + 1;
+
+			/* Not allow altname of occupied device */
+			if (strcmp(dev_name, b_names.if_name) &&
+			    b->media->type_id == m->type_id)
+				goto duplicate;
+
+			/* Not allow eth and ib to attach to the same device */
+			errstr = "same dev for different media";
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+				       "Same dev for different media");
+			goto rejected;
+		}
+
+priority:
 		if (b->priority == prio &&
 		    (++with_this_prio > 2)) {
 			pr_warn("Bearer <%s>: already 2 bearers with priority %u\n",