diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
index 0d7dc9478b56..17c782d4cdae 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
@@ -1781,6 +1781,9 @@ static int nl802154_del_llsec_dev(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	struct nlattr *attrs[NL802154_DEV_ATTR_MAX + 1];
 	__le64 extended_addr;
 
+	if (wpan_dev->iftype == NL802154_IFTYPE_MONITOR)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	if (!info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_DEVICE] ||
 	    nla_parse_nested_deprecated(attrs, NL802154_DEV_ATTR_MAX, info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_DEVICE], nl802154_dev_policy, info->extack))
 		return -EINVAL;