diff --git a/net/caif/caif_socket.c b/net/caif/caif_socket.c
index 647554c9813b98..e12fd3cad61942 100644
--- a/net/caif/caif_socket.c
+++ b/net/caif/caif_socket.c
@@ -539,7 +539,8 @@ static int caif_seqpkt_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 		goto err;
 
 	ret = -EINVAL;
-	if (unlikely(msg->msg_iter.iov->iov_base == NULL))
+	if (unlikely(msg->msg_iter.nr_segs == 0) ||
+	    unlikely(msg->msg_iter.iov->iov_base == NULL))
 		goto err;
 	noblock = msg->msg_flags & MSG_DONTWAIT;