diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
index 50e5468fdcc40..b8c0c64e935cc 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
@@ -1908,7 +1908,8 @@ 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(attrs, NL802154_DEVKEY_ATTR_MAX,
+	if (!info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_DEVKEY] ||
+	    nla_parse_nested(attrs, NL802154_DEVKEY_ATTR_MAX,
 			     info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_DEVKEY],
 			     nl802154_devkey_policy))
 		return -EINVAL;