diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
index 4aa9000b7eea5..1600edb981073 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
@@ -1916,7 +1916,8 @@ static int nl802154_del_llsec_devkey(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info
 	struct ieee802154_llsec_device_key key;
 	__le64 extended_addr;
 
-	if (nla_parse_nested_deprecated(attrs, NL802154_DEVKEY_ATTR_MAX, info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_DEVKEY], nl802154_devkey_policy, info->extack))
+	if (!info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_DEVKEY] ||
+	    nla_parse_nested_deprecated(attrs, NL802154_DEVKEY_ATTR_MAX, info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_DEVKEY], nl802154_devkey_policy, info->extack))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!attrs[NL802154_DEVKEY_ATTR_EXTENDED_ADDR])