diff --git a/net/nfc/netlink.c b/net/nfc/netlink.c
index ea64c90b14e8c8..17e6ca62f1beb5 100644
--- a/net/nfc/netlink.c
+++ b/net/nfc/netlink.c
@@ -970,7 +970,8 @@ static int nfc_genl_dep_link_down(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	int rc;
 	u32 idx;
 
-	if (!info->attrs[NFC_ATTR_DEVICE_INDEX])
+	if (!info->attrs[NFC_ATTR_DEVICE_INDEX] ||
+	    !info->attrs[NFC_ATTR_TARGET_INDEX])
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	idx = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NFC_ATTR_DEVICE_INDEX]);
@@ -1018,7 +1019,8 @@ static int nfc_genl_llc_get_params(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	struct sk_buff *msg = NULL;
 	u32 idx;
 
-	if (!info->attrs[NFC_ATTR_DEVICE_INDEX])
+	if (!info->attrs[NFC_ATTR_DEVICE_INDEX] ||
+	    !info->attrs[NFC_ATTR_FIRMWARE_NAME])
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	idx = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NFC_ATTR_DEVICE_INDEX]);