diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_userspace.c b/net/mptcp/pm_userspace.c
index f5372e0a0dd9..90272cd99f7b 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_userspace.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_userspace.c
@@ -175,14 +175,13 @@ bool mptcp_userspace_pm_is_backup(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 
 static struct mptcp_sock *mptcp_userspace_pm_get_sock(const struct genl_info *info)
 {
-	struct nlattr *token = info->attrs[MPTCP_PM_ATTR_TOKEN];
 	struct mptcp_sock *msk;
+	struct nlattr *token;
 
-	if (!token) {
-		GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "missing required token");
+	if (GENL_REQ_ATTR_CHECK(info, MPTCP_PM_ATTR_TOKEN))
 		return NULL;
-	}
 
+	token = info->attrs[MPTCP_PM_ATTR_TOKEN];
 	msk = mptcp_token_get_sock(genl_info_net(info), nla_get_u32(token));
 	if (!msk) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(info->extack, token, "invalid token");
@@ -200,16 +199,14 @@ static struct mptcp_sock *mptcp_userspace_pm_get_sock(const struct genl_info *in
 
 int mptcp_pm_nl_announce_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
-	struct nlattr *addr = info->attrs[MPTCP_PM_ATTR_ADDR];
 	struct mptcp_pm_addr_entry addr_val;
 	struct mptcp_sock *msk;
+	struct nlattr *addr;
 	int err = -EINVAL;
 	struct sock *sk;
 
-	if (!addr) {
-		GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "missing required address");
+	if (GENL_REQ_ATTR_CHECK(info, MPTCP_PM_ATTR_ADDR))
 		return err;
-	}
 
 	msk = mptcp_userspace_pm_get_sock(info);
 	if (!msk)
@@ -217,6 +214,7 @@ int mptcp_pm_nl_announce_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 	sk = (struct sock *)msk;
 
+	addr = info->attrs[MPTCP_PM_ATTR_ADDR];
 	err = mptcp_pm_parse_entry(addr, info, true, &addr_val);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "error parsing local address");
@@ -312,18 +310,17 @@ void mptcp_pm_remove_addr_entry(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 
 int mptcp_pm_nl_remove_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
-	struct nlattr *id = info->attrs[MPTCP_PM_ATTR_LOC_ID];
 	struct mptcp_pm_addr_entry *match;
 	struct mptcp_sock *msk;
+	struct nlattr *id;
 	int err = -EINVAL;
 	struct sock *sk;
 	u8 id_val;
 
-	if (!id) {
-		GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "missing required ID");
+	if (GENL_REQ_ATTR_CHECK(info, MPTCP_PM_ATTR_LOC_ID))
 		return err;
-	}
 
+	id = info->attrs[MPTCP_PM_ATTR_LOC_ID];
 	id_val = nla_get_u8(id);
 
 	msk = mptcp_userspace_pm_get_sock(info);
@@ -369,19 +366,17 @@ int mptcp_pm_nl_remove_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 int mptcp_pm_nl_subflow_create_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
-	struct nlattr *raddr = info->attrs[MPTCP_PM_ATTR_ADDR_REMOTE];
-	struct nlattr *laddr = info->attrs[MPTCP_PM_ATTR_ADDR];
 	struct mptcp_pm_addr_entry entry = { 0 };
 	struct mptcp_addr_info addr_r;
+	struct nlattr *raddr, *laddr;
 	struct mptcp_pm_local local;
 	struct mptcp_sock *msk;
 	int err = -EINVAL;
 	struct sock *sk;
 
-	if (!laddr || !raddr) {
-		GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "missing required address(es)");
+	if (GENL_REQ_ATTR_CHECK(info, MPTCP_PM_ATTR_ADDR) ||
+	    GENL_REQ_ATTR_CHECK(info, MPTCP_PM_ATTR_ADDR_REMOTE))
 		return err;
-	}
 
 	msk = mptcp_userspace_pm_get_sock(info);
 	if (!msk)
@@ -389,6 +384,7 @@ int mptcp_pm_nl_subflow_create_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 	sk = (struct sock *)msk;
 
+	laddr = info->attrs[MPTCP_PM_ATTR_ADDR];
 	err = mptcp_pm_parse_entry(laddr, info, true, &entry);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(info->extack, laddr, "error parsing local addr");
@@ -402,6 +398,7 @@ int mptcp_pm_nl_subflow_create_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	}
 	entry.flags |= MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_SUBFLOW;
 
+	raddr = info->attrs[MPTCP_PM_ATTR_ADDR_REMOTE];
 	err = mptcp_pm_parse_addr(raddr, info, &addr_r);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(info->extack, raddr, "error parsing remote addr");
@@ -493,18 +490,16 @@ static struct sock *mptcp_nl_find_ssk(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 
 int mptcp_pm_nl_subflow_destroy_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
-	struct nlattr *raddr = info->attrs[MPTCP_PM_ATTR_ADDR_REMOTE];
-	struct nlattr *laddr = info->attrs[MPTCP_PM_ATTR_ADDR];
 	struct mptcp_pm_addr_entry addr_l;
 	struct mptcp_addr_info addr_r;
+	struct nlattr *raddr, *laddr;
 	struct mptcp_sock *msk;
 	struct sock *sk, *ssk;
 	int err = -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!laddr || !raddr) {
-		GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "missing required address(es)");
+	if (GENL_REQ_ATTR_CHECK(info, MPTCP_PM_ATTR_ADDR) ||
+	    GENL_REQ_ATTR_CHECK(info, MPTCP_PM_ATTR_ADDR_REMOTE))
 		return err;
-	}
 
 	msk = mptcp_userspace_pm_get_sock(info);
 	if (!msk)
@@ -512,12 +507,14 @@ int mptcp_pm_nl_subflow_destroy_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info
 
 	sk = (struct sock *)msk;
 
+	laddr = info->attrs[MPTCP_PM_ATTR_ADDR];
 	err = mptcp_pm_parse_entry(laddr, info, true, &addr_l);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(info->extack, laddr, "error parsing local addr");
 		goto destroy_err;
 	}
 
+	raddr = info->attrs[MPTCP_PM_ATTR_ADDR_REMOTE];
 	err = mptcp_pm_parse_addr(raddr, info, &addr_r);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(info->extack, raddr, "error parsing remote addr");
