diff --git a/net/sched/act_connmark.c b/net/sched/act_connmark.c
index ab8062909962..f9bb43c25697 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_connmark.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_connmark.c
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ static int tcf_connmark_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	if (!tb[TCA_CONNMARK_PARMS])
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	parm = nla_data(tb[TCA_CONNMARK_PARMS]);
 
 	if (!tcf_hash_check(tn, parm->index, a, bind)) {