diff --git a/net/sched/sch_netem.c b/net/sched/sch_netem.c
index cb38e58..2613353 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_netem.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_netem.c
@@ -962,6 +962,41 @@ static int parse_attr(struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype, struct nlattr *nla,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct Qdisc_class_ops netem_class_ops;
+
+static int check_netem_in_tree(struct Qdisc *sch, bool duplicates,
+			       struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+	struct Qdisc *root, *q;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	root = qdisc_root_sleeping(sch);
+
+	if (sch != root && root->ops->cl_ops == &netem_class_ops) {
+		if (duplicates ||
+		    ((struct netem_sched_data *)qdisc_priv(root))->duplicate)
+			goto err;
+	}
+
+	if (!qdisc_dev(root))
+		return 0;
+
+	hash_for_each(qdisc_dev(root)->qdisc_hash, i, q, hash) {
+		if (sch != q && q->ops->cl_ops == &netem_class_ops) {
+			if (duplicates ||
+			    ((struct netem_sched_data *)qdisc_priv(q))->duplicate)
+				goto err;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+err:
+	NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+		       "netem: cannot mix duplicating netems with other netems in tree");
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
 /* Parse netlink message to set options */
 static int netem_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 			struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
@@ -1020,6 +1055,11 @@ static int netem_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	q->gap = qopt->gap;
 	q->counter = 0;
 	q->loss = qopt->loss;
+
+	ret = check_netem_in_tree(sch, qopt->duplicate, extack);
+	if (ret)
+		goto unlock;
+
 	q->duplicate = qopt->duplicate;
 
 	/* for compatibility with earlier versions.