diff --git a/staticlibs/device/com/android/net/module/util/netlink/InetDiagMessage.java b/staticlibs/device/com/android/net/module/util/netlink/InetDiagMessage.java
index 1a326b5205..b980c7d81d 100644
--- a/staticlibs/device/com/android/net/module/util/netlink/InetDiagMessage.java
+++ b/staticlibs/device/com/android/net/module/util/netlink/InetDiagMessage.java
@@ -180,7 +180,10 @@ public class InetDiagMessage extends NetlinkMessage {
         while (payload.position() < payloadLength) {
             final StructNlAttr attr = StructNlAttr.parse(payload);
             // Stop parsing for truncated or malformed attribute
-            if (attr == null)  return null;
+            if (attr == null)  {
+                Log.wtf(TAG, "Got truncated or malformed attribute");
+                return null;
+            }
 
             msg.nlAttrs.add(attr);
         }