diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index a8de9e300200..24e06a2377f6 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -1928,8 +1928,10 @@ static int xfrm_new_ae(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	struct nlattr *rp = attrs[XFRMA_REPLAY_VAL];
 	struct nlattr *re = attrs[XFRMA_REPLAY_ESN_VAL];
 	struct nlattr *lt = attrs[XFRMA_LTIME_VAL];
+	struct nlattr *et = attrs[XFRMA_ETIMER_THRESH];
+	struct nlattr *rt = attrs[XFRMA_REPLAY_THRESH];
 
-	if (!lt && !rp && !re)
+	if (!lt && !rp && !re && !et && !rt)
 		return err;
 
 	/* pedantic mode - thou shalt sayeth replaceth */