1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/gen.c b/src/gen.c
index 115a105..ea29e2a 100644
--- a/src/gen.c
+++ b/src/gen.c
@@ -67,9 +67,7 @@ static uint32_t nftnl_gen_validate[NFTNL_GEN_MAX + 1] = {
 void nftnl_gen_set_data(struct nftnl_gen *gen, uint16_t attr,
 			   const void *data, uint32_t data_len)
 {
-	if (attr > NFTNL_GEN_MAX)
-		return;
-
+	nftnl_assert_attr_exists(attr, NFTNL_GEN_MAX);
 	nftnl_assert_validate(data, nftnl_gen_validate, attr, data_len);
 
 	switch (attr) {