diff --git a/pkg/specgen/generate/ports.go b/pkg/specgen/generate/ports.go
index 0575fc7c5e..a67419d861 100644
--- a/pkg/specgen/generate/ports.go
+++ b/pkg/specgen/generate/ports.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func ParsePortMapping(portMappings []types.PortMapping, exposePorts map[uint16][
 	// First, we need to validate the ports passed in the specgen
 	for _, port := range portMappings {
 		// First, check proto
-		protocols, err := checkProtocol(port.Protocol, true)
+		protocols, err := checkProtocol(port.Protocol)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ func createPortMappings(s *specgen.SpecGenerator, imageData *libimage.ImageData)
 			if port == 0 {
 				return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot expose 0 as it is not a valid port number")
 			}
-			protocols, err := checkProtocol(proto, false)
+			protocols, err := checkProtocol(proto)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("validating protocols for exposed port %d: %w", port, err)
 			}
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ func createPortMappings(s *specgen.SpecGenerator, imageData *libimage.ImageData)
 }
 
 // Check a string to ensure it is a comma-separated set of valid protocols
-func checkProtocol(protocol string, allowSCTP bool) ([]string, error) {
+func checkProtocol(protocol string) ([]string, error) {
 	protocols := make(map[string]struct{})
 	splitProto := strings.Split(protocol, ",")
 	// Don't error on duplicates - just deduplicate
@@ -389,9 +389,6 @@ func checkProtocol(protocol string, allowSCTP bool) ([]string, error) {
 		case protoUDP:
 			protocols[protoUDP] = struct{}{}
 		case protoSCTP:
-			if !allowSCTP {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("protocol SCTP is not allowed for exposed ports")
-			}
 			protocols[protoSCTP] = struct{}{}
 		default:
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unrecognized protocol %q in port mapping", p)
diff --git a/test/e2e/container_inspect_test.go b/test/e2e/container_inspect_test.go
index 8e26eb0f25..37a682b4e6 100644
--- a/test/e2e/container_inspect_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/container_inspect_test.go
@@ -28,19 +28,19 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman container inspect", func() {
 
 	It("podman inspect shows exposed ports", func() {
 		name := "testcon"
-		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"run", "-d", "--stop-timeout", "0", "--expose", "8787/udp", "--name", name, ALPINE, "sleep", "100"})
+		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"run", "-d", "--stop-timeout", "0", "--expose", "8787/udp", "--expose", "99/sctp", "--name", name, ALPINE, "sleep", "100"})
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(session).Should(ExitCleanly())
 		data := podmanTest.InspectContainer(name)
 
 		Expect(data).To(HaveLen(1))
 		Expect(data[0].NetworkSettings.Ports).
-			To(Equal(map[string][]define.InspectHostPort{"8787/udp": nil}))
+			To(Equal(map[string][]define.InspectHostPort{"8787/udp": nil, "99/sctp": nil}))
 
 		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"ps", "--format", "{{.Ports}}"})
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(session).Should(ExitCleanly())
-		Expect(session.OutputToString()).To(Equal("8787/udp"))
+		Expect(session.OutputToString()).To(Equal("99/sctp, 8787/udp"))
 	})
 
 	It("podman inspect shows exposed ports on image", func() {