diff --git a/drivers/net/macsec.c b/drivers/net/macsec.c
index 817577e713d7..769a1eca6bd8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macsec.c
@@ -1753,7 +1753,8 @@ static int macsec_add_rxsa(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	}
 
 	pn_len = secy->xpn ? MACSEC_XPN_PN_LEN : MACSEC_DEFAULT_PN_LEN;
-	if (nla_len(tb_sa[MACSEC_SA_ATTR_PN]) != pn_len) {
+	if (tb_sa[MACSEC_SA_ATTR_PN] &&
+	    nla_len(tb_sa[MACSEC_SA_ATTR_PN]) != pn_len) {
 		pr_notice("macsec: nl: add_rxsa: bad pn length: %d != %d\n",
 			  nla_len(tb_sa[MACSEC_SA_ATTR_PN]), pn_len);
 		rtnl_unlock();