diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 753f3e73c498..3de415bca391 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -11679,6 +11679,7 @@ static int nl80211_update_ft_ies(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	if (!info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MDID] ||
+	    !info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_IE] ||
 	    !is_valid_ie_attr(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_IE]))
 		return -EINVAL;