diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
index f36b7c06996d..82f27db0b230 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
@@ -1184,6 +1184,7 @@ static int gpio_v2_line_flags_validate(u64 flags)
 static int gpio_v2_line_config_validate(struct gpio_v2_line_config *lc,
 					unsigned int num_lines)
 {
+	size_t unused_attrs;
 	unsigned int i;
 	u64 flags;
 	int ret;
@@ -1191,9 +1192,21 @@ static int gpio_v2_line_config_validate(struct gpio_v2_line_config *lc,
 	if (lc->num_attrs > GPIO_V2_LINE_NUM_ATTRS_MAX)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	unused_attrs = GPIO_V2_LINE_NUM_ATTRS_MAX - lc->num_attrs;
+
 	if (!mem_is_zero(lc->padding, sizeof(lc->padding)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	for (i = 0; i < lc->num_attrs; i++) {
+		if (lc->attrs[i].attr.padding != 0)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (unused_attrs) {
+		if (!mem_is_zero(&lc->attrs[lc->num_attrs], unused_attrs * sizeof(*lc->attrs)))
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	for (i = 0; i < num_lines; i++) {
 		flags = gpio_v2_line_config_flags(lc, i);
 		ret = gpio_v2_line_flags_validate(flags);