diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
index 99f6c254ea77..46c4208460d1 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
@@ -1612,7 +1612,8 @@ static int nl802154_del_llsec_key(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	struct nlattr *attrs[NL802154_KEY_ATTR_MAX + 1];
 	struct ieee802154_llsec_key_id id;
 
-	if (nla_parse_nested(attrs, NL802154_KEY_ATTR_MAX,
+	if (!info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_KEY] ||
+	    nla_parse_nested(attrs, NL802154_KEY_ATTR_MAX,
 			     info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_KEY],
 			     nl802154_key_policy, info->extack))
 		return -EINVAL;