diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c b/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c
index 9c640d670ffe..0c1b0770c59e 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c
@@ -551,9 +551,7 @@ ieee802154_llsec_parse_key_id(struct genl_info *info,
 	desc->mode = nla_get_u8(info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_LLSEC_KEY_MODE]);
 
 	if (desc->mode == IEEE802154_SCF_KEY_IMPLICIT) {
-		if (!info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_PAN_ID] &&
-		    !(info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_SHORT_ADDR] ||
-		      info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_HW_ADDR]))
+		if (!info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_PAN_ID])
 			return -EINVAL;
 
 		desc->device_addr.pan_id = nla_get_shortaddr(info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_PAN_ID]);
@@ -562,6 +560,9 @@ ieee802154_llsec_parse_key_id(struct genl_info *info,
 			desc->device_addr.mode = IEEE802154_ADDR_SHORT;
 			desc->device_addr.short_addr = nla_get_shortaddr(info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_SHORT_ADDR]);
 		} else {
+			if (!info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_HW_ADDR])
+				return -EINVAL;
+
 			desc->device_addr.mode = IEEE802154_ADDR_LONG;
 			desc->device_addr.extended_addr = nla_get_hwaddr(info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_HW_ADDR]);
 		}
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
index 7c5a1aa5adb4..1600edb98107 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
@@ -1544,7 +1544,8 @@ static int nl802154_add_llsec_key(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	struct ieee802154_llsec_key_id id = { };
 	u32 commands[NL802154_CMD_FRAME_NR_IDS / 32] = { };
 
-	if (nla_parse_nested_deprecated(attrs, NL802154_KEY_ATTR_MAX, info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_KEY], nl802154_key_policy, info->extack))
+	if (!info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_KEY] ||
+	    nla_parse_nested_deprecated(attrs, NL802154_KEY_ATTR_MAX, info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_KEY], nl802154_key_policy, info->extack))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!attrs[NL802154_KEY_ATTR_USAGE_FRAMES] ||
@@ -1592,7 +1593,8 @@ 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_deprecated(attrs, NL802154_KEY_ATTR_MAX, info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_KEY], nl802154_key_policy, info->extack))
+	if (!info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_KEY] ||
+	    nla_parse_nested_deprecated(attrs, NL802154_KEY_ATTR_MAX, info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_KEY], nl802154_key_policy, info->extack))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (ieee802154_llsec_parse_key_id(attrs[NL802154_KEY_ATTR_ID], &id) < 0)
@@ -1757,7 +1759,8 @@ static int nl802154_del_llsec_dev(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	struct nlattr *attrs[NL802154_DEV_ATTR_MAX + 1];
 	__le64 extended_addr;
 
-	if (nla_parse_nested_deprecated(attrs, NL802154_DEV_ATTR_MAX, info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_DEVICE], nl802154_dev_policy, info->extack))
+	if (!info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_DEVICE] ||
+	    nla_parse_nested_deprecated(attrs, NL802154_DEV_ATTR_MAX, info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_DEVICE], nl802154_dev_policy, info->extack))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!attrs[NL802154_DEV_ATTR_EXTENDED_ADDR])
@@ -1913,7 +1916,8 @@ 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_deprecated(attrs, NL802154_DEVKEY_ATTR_MAX, info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_DEVKEY], nl802154_devkey_policy, info->extack))
+	if (!info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_DEVKEY] ||
+	    nla_parse_nested_deprecated(attrs, NL802154_DEVKEY_ATTR_MAX, info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_DEVKEY], nl802154_devkey_policy, info->extack))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!attrs[NL802154_DEVKEY_ATTR_EXTENDED_ADDR])
@@ -2098,11 +2102,7 @@ static int nl802154_del_llsec_seclevel(struct sk_buff *skb,
 #define NL802154_FLAG_NEED_NETDEV	0x02
 #define NL802154_FLAG_NEED_RTNL		0x04
 #define NL802154_FLAG_CHECK_NETDEV_UP	0x08
-#define NL802154_FLAG_NEED_NETDEV_UP	(NL802154_FLAG_NEED_NETDEV |\
-					 NL802154_FLAG_CHECK_NETDEV_UP)
 #define NL802154_FLAG_NEED_WPAN_DEV	0x10
-#define NL802154_FLAG_NEED_WPAN_DEV_UP	(NL802154_FLAG_NEED_WPAN_DEV |\
-					 NL802154_FLAG_CHECK_NETDEV_UP)
 
 static int nl802154_pre_doit(const struct genl_ops *ops, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			     struct genl_info *info)