diff --git a/net/sched/sch_dsmark.c b/net/sched/sch_dsmark.c
index 049714c57075..84c948c91914 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_dsmark.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_dsmark.c
@@ -357,6 +357,8 @@ static int dsmark_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 		goto errout;
 
 	err = -EINVAL;
+	if (!tb[TCA_DSMARK_INDICES])
+		goto errout;
 	indices = nla_get_u16(tb[TCA_DSMARK_INDICES]);
 
 	if (hweight32(indices) != 1)