diff --git a/net/ieee802154/ieee802154.h b/net/ieee802154/ieee802154.h
index fd9778f70550..e765adc4b88f 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/ieee802154.h
+++ b/net/ieee802154/ieee802154.h
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ void ieee802154_nl_exit(void);
 		.flags	= GENL_ADMIN_PERM,		\
 	}
 
+#define IEEE802154_OP_RELAXED(_cmd, _func)		\
+	{						\
+		.cmd		= _cmd,			\
+		.doit		= _func,		\
+		.dumpit		= NULL,			\
+		.flags		= GENL_ADMIN_PERM,	\
+		.validate	= GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT,\
+	}
+
 #define IEEE802154_DUMP(_cmd, _func, _dump)		\
 	{						\
 		.cmd	= _cmd,				\
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/netlink.c b/net/ieee802154/netlink.c
index 9c9fd14d0ca8..cacad21347ec 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/netlink.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/netlink.c
@@ -100,22 +100,22 @@ static const struct genl_small_ops ieee802154_ops[] = {
 	IEEE802154_OP(IEEE802154_LLSEC_SETPARAMS, ieee802154_llsec_setparams),
 	IEEE802154_DUMP_PRIV(IEEE802154_LLSEC_LIST_KEY, NULL,
 			     ieee802154_llsec_dump_keys),
-	IEEE802154_OP(IEEE802154_LLSEC_ADD_KEY, ieee802154_llsec_add_key),
-	IEEE802154_OP(IEEE802154_LLSEC_DEL_KEY, ieee802154_llsec_del_key),
+	IEEE802154_OP_RELAXED(IEEE802154_LLSEC_ADD_KEY, ieee802154_llsec_add_key),
+	IEEE802154_OP_RELAXED(IEEE802154_LLSEC_DEL_KEY, ieee802154_llsec_del_key),
 	IEEE802154_DUMP_PRIV(IEEE802154_LLSEC_LIST_DEV, NULL,
 			     ieee802154_llsec_dump_devs),
-	IEEE802154_OP(IEEE802154_LLSEC_ADD_DEV, ieee802154_llsec_add_dev),
-	IEEE802154_OP(IEEE802154_LLSEC_DEL_DEV, ieee802154_llsec_del_dev),
+	IEEE802154_OP_RELAXED(IEEE802154_LLSEC_ADD_DEV, ieee802154_llsec_add_dev),
+	IEEE802154_OP_RELAXED(IEEE802154_LLSEC_DEL_DEV, ieee802154_llsec_del_dev),
 	IEEE802154_DUMP_PRIV(IEEE802154_LLSEC_LIST_DEVKEY, NULL,
 			     ieee802154_llsec_dump_devkeys),
-	IEEE802154_OP(IEEE802154_LLSEC_ADD_DEVKEY, ieee802154_llsec_add_devkey),
-	IEEE802154_OP(IEEE802154_LLSEC_DEL_DEVKEY, ieee802154_llsec_del_devkey),
+	IEEE802154_OP_RELAXED(IEEE802154_LLSEC_ADD_DEVKEY, ieee802154_llsec_add_devkey),
+	IEEE802154_OP_RELAXED(IEEE802154_LLSEC_DEL_DEVKEY, ieee802154_llsec_del_devkey),
 	IEEE802154_DUMP_PRIV(IEEE802154_LLSEC_LIST_SECLEVEL, NULL,
 			     ieee802154_llsec_dump_seclevels),
-	IEEE802154_OP(IEEE802154_LLSEC_ADD_SECLEVEL,
-		      ieee802154_llsec_add_seclevel),
-	IEEE802154_OP(IEEE802154_LLSEC_DEL_SECLEVEL,
-		      ieee802154_llsec_del_seclevel),
+	IEEE802154_OP_RELAXED(IEEE802154_LLSEC_ADD_SECLEVEL,
+			      ieee802154_llsec_add_seclevel),
+	IEEE802154_OP_RELAXED(IEEE802154_LLSEC_DEL_SECLEVEL,
+			      ieee802154_llsec_del_seclevel),
 };
 
 static const struct genl_multicast_group ieee802154_mcgrps[] = {