diff --git a/net/nfc/netlink.c b/net/nfc/netlink.c
index e79a49fe61e8..0afae9f73ebb 100644
--- a/net/nfc/netlink.c
+++ b/net/nfc/netlink.c
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ static int nfc_genl_fw_download(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	u32 idx;
 	char firmware_name[NFC_FIRMWARE_NAME_MAXSIZE + 1];
 
-	if (!info->attrs[NFC_ATTR_DEVICE_INDEX])
+	if (!info->attrs[NFC_ATTR_DEVICE_INDEX] || !info->attrs[NFC_ATTR_FIRMWARE_NAME])
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	idx = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NFC_ATTR_DEVICE_INDEX]);