diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 3ac8946bf244..b06d2f46b83e 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -1753,6 +1753,9 @@ static int do_setvfinfo(struct net_device *dev, struct nlattr **tb)
 
 			len++;
 		}
+		if (len == 0)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		err = ops->ndo_set_vf_vlan(dev, ivvl[0]->vf, ivvl[0]->vlan,
 					   ivvl[0]->qos, ivvl[0]->vlan_proto);
 		if (err < 0)