diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
index 05f6bd89a7dd..9f1ecc72e12d 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ static int nl802154_new_interface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 	if (info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_IFTYPE]) {
 		type = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_IFTYPE]);
-		if (type > NL802154_IFTYPE_MAX ||
+		if (type < 0 || type > NL802154_IFTYPE_MAX ||
 		    !(rdev->wpan_phy.supported.iftypes & BIT(type)))
 			return -EINVAL;
 	}