diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
index 71280f009bc7..bae42ad9b7a4 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
@@ -1796,7 +1796,8 @@ static int nl802154_del_llsec_dev(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	struct nlattr *attrs[NL802154_DEV_ATTR_MAX + 1];
 	__le64 extended_addr;
 
-	if (nla_parse_nested(attrs, NL802154_DEV_ATTR_MAX,
+	if (!info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_DEVICE] ||
+	    nla_parse_nested(attrs, NL802154_DEV_ATTR_MAX,
 			     info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_DEVICE],
 			     nl802154_dev_policy))
 		return -EINVAL;