diff --git a/net/nfc/netlink.c b/net/nfc/netlink.c
index 1180b3e58a0a..ea64c90b14e8 100644
--- a/net/nfc/netlink.c
+++ b/net/nfc/netlink.c
@@ -911,7 +911,8 @@ static int nfc_genl_deactivate_target(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	u32 device_idx, target_idx;
 	int rc;
 
-	if (!info->attrs[NFC_ATTR_DEVICE_INDEX])
+	if (!info->attrs[NFC_ATTR_DEVICE_INDEX] ||
+	    !info->attrs[NFC_ATTR_TARGET_INDEX])
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	device_idx = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NFC_ATTR_DEVICE_INDEX]);