diff --git a/src/core/libraries/network/net.cpp b/src/core/libraries/network/net.cpp
index a365d407b..9a4f05a5e 100644
--- a/src/core/libraries/network/net.cpp
+++ b/src/core/libraries/network/net.cpp
@@ -655,10 +655,17 @@ int PS4_SYSV_ABI sceNetEpollControl(OrbisNetId epollid, OrbisNetEpollFlag op, Or
 
         switch (file->type) {
         case Core::FileSys::FileType::Socket: {
+            auto native_handle = file->socket->Native();
+            if (!native_handle) {
+                // P2P socket, cannot be added to epoll
+                LOG_ERROR(Lib_Net, "P2P socket cannot be added to epoll (unimplemented)");
+                *sceNetErrnoLoc() = ORBIS_NET_EBADF;
+                return ORBIS_NET_ERROR_EBADF;
+            }
+
             epoll_event native_event = {.events = ConvertEpollEventsIn(event->events),
                                         .data = {.fd = id}};
-            ASSERT(epoll_ctl(epoll->epoll_fd, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, *file->socket->Native(),
-                             &native_event) == 0);
+            ASSERT(epoll_ctl(epoll->epoll_fd, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, *native_handle, &native_event) == 0);
             epoll->events.emplace_back(id, *event);
             break;
         }
@@ -696,10 +703,17 @@ int PS4_SYSV_ABI sceNetEpollControl(OrbisNetId epollid, OrbisNetEpollFlag op, Or
 
         switch (file->type) {
         case Core::FileSys::FileType::Socket: {
+            auto native_handle = file->socket->Native();
+            if (!native_handle) {
+                // P2P socket, cannot be modified in epoll
+                LOG_ERROR(Lib_Net, "P2P socket cannot be modified in epoll (unimplemented)");
+                *sceNetErrnoLoc() = ORBIS_NET_EBADF;
+                return ORBIS_NET_ERROR_EBADF;
+            }
+
             epoll_event native_event = {.events = ConvertEpollEventsIn(event->events),
                                         .data = {.fd = id}};
-            ASSERT(epoll_ctl(epoll->epoll_fd, EPOLL_CTL_MOD, *file->socket->Native(),
-                             &native_event) == 0);
+            ASSERT(epoll_ctl(epoll->epoll_fd, EPOLL_CTL_MOD, *native_handle, &native_event) == 0);
             *it = {id, *event};
             break;
         }
@@ -731,8 +745,15 @@ int PS4_SYSV_ABI sceNetEpollControl(OrbisNetId epollid, OrbisNetEpollFlag op, Or
 
         switch (file->type) {
         case Core::FileSys::FileType::Socket: {
-            ASSERT(epoll_ctl(epoll->epoll_fd, EPOLL_CTL_DEL, *file->socket->Native(), nullptr) ==
-                   0);
+            auto native_handle = file->socket->Native();
+            if (!native_handle) {
+                // P2P socket, cannot be removed from epoll
+                LOG_ERROR(Lib_Net, "P2P socket cannot be removed from epoll (unimplemented)");
+                *sceNetErrnoLoc() = ORBIS_NET_EBADF;
+                return ORBIS_NET_ERROR_EBADF;
+            }
+
+            ASSERT(epoll_ctl(epoll->epoll_fd, EPOLL_CTL_DEL, *native_handle, nullptr) == 0);
             epoll->events.erase(it);
             break;
         }