diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
index 05f6bd89a7dd..0cf2374c143b 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
@@ -1298,19 +1298,20 @@ ieee802154_llsec_parse_dev_addr(struct nlattr *nla,
 	if (!nla || nla_parse_nested_deprecated(attrs, NL802154_DEV_ADDR_ATTR_MAX, nla, nl802154_dev_addr_policy, NULL))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!attrs[NL802154_DEV_ADDR_ATTR_PAN_ID] ||
-	    !attrs[NL802154_DEV_ADDR_ATTR_MODE] ||
-	    !(attrs[NL802154_DEV_ADDR_ATTR_SHORT] ||
-	      attrs[NL802154_DEV_ADDR_ATTR_EXTENDED]))
+	if (!attrs[NL802154_DEV_ADDR_ATTR_PAN_ID] || !attrs[NL802154_DEV_ADDR_ATTR_MODE])
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	addr->pan_id = nla_get_le16(attrs[NL802154_DEV_ADDR_ATTR_PAN_ID]);
 	addr->mode = nla_get_u32(attrs[NL802154_DEV_ADDR_ATTR_MODE]);
 	switch (addr->mode) {
 	case NL802154_DEV_ADDR_SHORT:
+		if (!attrs[NL802154_DEV_ADDR_ATTR_SHORT])
+			return -EINVAL;
 		addr->short_addr = nla_get_le16(attrs[NL802154_DEV_ADDR_ATTR_SHORT]);
 		break;
 	case NL802154_DEV_ADDR_EXTENDED:
+		if (!attrs[NL802154_DEV_ADDR_ATTR_EXTENDED])
+			return -EINVAL;
 		addr->extended_addr = nla_get_le64(attrs[NL802154_DEV_ADDR_ATTR_EXTENDED]);
 		break;
 	default: