1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 2f449ddcbc7..c04df6a6af7 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -2752,6 +2752,9 @@ static int nl80211_authenticate(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
         if (!info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC])
                 return -EINVAL;
 
+        if (!info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_AUTH_TYPE])
+                return -EINVAL;
+
         rtnl_lock();
 
         err = get_drv_dev_by_info_ifindex(info->attrs, &drv, &dev);
@@ -2798,13 +2801,10 @@ static int nl80211_authenticate(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
                 req.ie_len = nla_len(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_IE]);
         }
 
-        if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_AUTH_TYPE]) {
-                req.auth_type =
-                        nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_AUTH_TYPE]);
-                if (!nl80211_valid_auth_type(req.auth_type)) {
-                        err = -EINVAL;
-                        goto out;
-                }
+        req.auth_type = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_AUTH_TYPE]);
+        if (!nl80211_valid_auth_type(req.auth_type)) {
+                err = -EINVAL;
+                goto out;
         }
 
         err = drv->ops->auth(&drv->wiphy, dev, &req);