diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_tunnel.c b/net/netfilter/nft_tunnel.c
index 3d4c2ae605a8..d89c7c553030 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_tunnel.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static int nft_tunnel_get_init(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 	struct nft_tunnel *priv = nft_expr_priv(expr);
 	u32 len;
 
-	if (!tb[NFTA_TUNNEL_KEY] &&
+	if (!tb[NFTA_TUNNEL_KEY] ||
 	    !tb[NFTA_TUNNEL_DREG])
 		return -EINVAL;