diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
index effc4c1a4780..05f6bd89a7dd 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
@@ -820,8 +820,13 @@ nl802154_send_iface(struct sk_buff *msg, u32 portid, u32 seq, int flags,
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IEEE802154_NL802154_EXPERIMENTAL
+	if (wpan_dev->iftype == NL802154_IFTYPE_MONITOR)
+		goto out;
+
 	if (nl802154_get_llsec_params(msg, rdev, wpan_dev) < 0)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+out:
 #endif /* CONFIG_IEEE802154_NL802154_EXPERIMENTAL */
 
 	genlmsg_end(msg, hdr);