diff --git a/net/icmp/icmp_recvfrom.c b/net/icmp/icmp_recvfrom.c
index f8cb5ca9ad..20ef214904 100644
--- a/net/icmp/icmp_recvfrom.c
+++ b/net/icmp/icmp_recvfrom.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ ssize_t icmp_recvfrom(FAR struct socket *psock, FAR void *buf, size_t len,
 
   if (from != NULL)
     {
-      if (fromlen == NULL && *fromlen < sizeof(struct sockaddr_in))
+      if (fromlen == NULL || *fromlen < sizeof(struct sockaddr_in))
         {
           return -EINVAL;
         }