diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index ecffb26e2f206b42c881acb3ab3ab26809c1451b..93692d692ebcfc9f0776076b1f5d636537e4ebcd 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -3073,6 +3073,9 @@ static int nf_tables_newsetelem(struct sock *nlsk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct nft_ctx ctx;
 	int rem, err = 0;
 
+	if (nla[NFTA_SET_ELEM_LIST_ELEMENTS] == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	err = nft_ctx_init_from_elemattr(&ctx, skb, nlh, nla, true);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
@@ -3156,6 +3159,9 @@ static int nf_tables_delsetelem(struct sock *nlsk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct nft_ctx ctx;
 	int rem, err = 0;
 
+	if (nla[NFTA_SET_ELEM_LIST_ELEMENTS] == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	err = nft_ctx_init_from_elemattr(&ctx, skb, nlh, nla, false);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;