diff --git a/src/platform/wifi/wifi-utils-nl80211.c b/src/platform/wifi/wifi-utils-nl80211.c
index ac51678ff7..63ea070277 100644
--- a/src/platform/wifi/wifi-utils-nl80211.c
+++ b/src/platform/wifi/wifi-utils-nl80211.c
@@ -934,8 +934,9 @@ static int nl80211_wiphy_info_handler (struct nl_msg *msg, void *arg)
 
 		nla_for_each_nested (nl_freq, tb_band[NL80211_BAND_ATTR_FREQS],
 		                     rem_freq) {
-			nla_parse_nested (tb_freq, NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_MAX,
-			                  nl_freq, freq_policy);
+			if (nla_parse_nested (tb_freq, NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_MAX,
+			                      nl_freq, freq_policy) < 0)
+				continue;
 
 			if (!tb_freq[NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_FREQ])
 				continue;
@@ -955,8 +956,9 @@ static int nl80211_wiphy_info_handler (struct nl_msg *msg, void *arg)
 
 		nla_for_each_nested (nl_freq, tb_band[NL80211_BAND_ATTR_FREQS],
 		                    rem_freq) {
-			nla_parse_nested (tb_freq, NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_MAX,
-			                  nl_freq, freq_policy);
+			if (nla_parse_nested (tb_freq, NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_MAX,
+			                      nl_freq, freq_policy) < 0)
+				continue;
 
 			if (!tb_freq[NL80211_FREQUENCY_ATTR_FREQ])
 				continue;