diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
index ffcfcef76291..7c5a1aa5adb4 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
@@ -236,21 +236,14 @@ nl802154_prepare_wpan_dev_dump(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			       struct cfg802154_registered_device **rdev,
 			       struct wpan_dev **wpan_dev)
 {
+	const struct genl_dumpit_info *info = genl_dumpit_info(cb);
 	int err;
 
 	rtnl_lock();
 
 	if (!cb->args[0]) {
-		err = nlmsg_parse_deprecated(cb->nlh,
-					     GENL_HDRLEN + nl802154_fam.hdrsize,
-					     genl_family_attrbuf(&nl802154_fam),
-					     nl802154_fam.maxattr,
-					     nl802154_policy, NULL);
-		if (err)
-			goto out_unlock;
-
 		*wpan_dev = __cfg802154_wpan_dev_from_attrs(sock_net(skb->sk),
-							    genl_family_attrbuf(&nl802154_fam));
+							    info->attrs);
 		if (IS_ERR(*wpan_dev)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(*wpan_dev);
 			goto out_unlock;
@@ -557,17 +550,8 @@ static int nl802154_dump_wpan_phy_parse(struct sk_buff *skb,
 					struct netlink_callback *cb,
 					struct nl802154_dump_wpan_phy_state *state)
 {
-	struct nlattr **tb = genl_family_attrbuf(&nl802154_fam);
-	int ret = nlmsg_parse_deprecated(cb->nlh,
-					 GENL_HDRLEN + nl802154_fam.hdrsize,
-					 tb, nl802154_fam.maxattr,
-					 nl802154_policy, NULL);
-
-	/* TODO check if we can handle error here,
-	 * we have no backward compatibility
-	 */
-	if (ret)
-		return 0;
+	const struct genl_dumpit_info *info = genl_dumpit_info(cb);
+	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
 
 	if (tb[NL802154_ATTR_WPAN_PHY])
 		state->filter_wpan_phy = nla_get_u32(tb[NL802154_ATTR_WPAN_PHY]);
@@ -2203,7 +2187,8 @@ static void nl802154_post_doit(const struct genl_ops *ops, struct sk_buff *skb,
 static const struct genl_ops nl802154_ops[] = {
 	{
 		.cmd = NL802154_CMD_GET_WPAN_PHY,
-		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
+		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT |
+			    GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP_STRICT,
 		.doit = nl802154_get_wpan_phy,
 		.dumpit = nl802154_dump_wpan_phy,
 		.done = nl802154_dump_wpan_phy_done,
@@ -2343,7 +2328,8 @@ static const struct genl_ops nl802154_ops[] = {
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd = NL802154_CMD_GET_SEC_KEY,
-		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
+		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT |
+			    GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP_STRICT,
 		/* TODO .doit by matching key id? */
 		.dumpit = nl802154_dump_llsec_key,
 		.flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
@@ -2369,7 +2355,8 @@ static const struct genl_ops nl802154_ops[] = {
 	/* TODO unique identifier must short+pan OR extended_addr */
 	{
 		.cmd = NL802154_CMD_GET_SEC_DEV,
-		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
+		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT |
+			    GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP_STRICT,
 		/* TODO .doit by matching extended_addr? */
 		.dumpit = nl802154_dump_llsec_dev,
 		.flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
@@ -2395,7 +2382,8 @@ static const struct genl_ops nl802154_ops[] = {
 	/* TODO remove complete devkey, put it as nested? */
 	{
 		.cmd = NL802154_CMD_GET_SEC_DEVKEY,
-		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
+		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT |
+			    GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP_STRICT,
 		/* TODO doit by matching ??? */
 		.dumpit = nl802154_dump_llsec_devkey,
 		.flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
@@ -2420,7 +2408,8 @@ static const struct genl_ops nl802154_ops[] = {
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd = NL802154_CMD_GET_SEC_LEVEL,
-		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
+		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT |
+			    GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP_STRICT,
 		/* TODO .doit by matching frame_type? */
 		.dumpit = nl802154_dump_llsec_seclevel,
 		.flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,