diff --git a/net/mac802154/iface.c b/net/mac802154/iface.c
index f30788d2702fa2e77d5f08111af7961dcc155a6e..b544b5dc4bfbd1968372c65dee771d0b59cb9671 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/iface.c
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ mac802154_wpan_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
 		(struct sockaddr_ieee802154 *)&ifr->ifr_addr;
 	int err = -ENOIOCTLCMD;
 
+	if (cmd != SIOCGIFADDR && cmd != SIOCSIFADDR)
+		return err;
+
 	rtnl_lock();
 
 	switch (cmd) {