diff --git a/src/core/meshcop/meshcop_tlvs.cpp b/src/core/meshcop/meshcop_tlvs.cpp
index a4a7abdec..f49729363 100644
--- a/src/core/meshcop/meshcop_tlvs.cpp
+++ b/src/core/meshcop/meshcop_tlvs.cpp
@@ -148,8 +148,7 @@ void SteeringDataTlv::CopyTo(SteeringData &aSteeringData) const
 
 bool SecurityPolicyTlv::IsValid(void) const
 {
-    return GetLength() >= sizeof(mRotationTime) && GetRotationTime() >= SecurityPolicy::kMinKeyRotationTime &&
-           GetFlagsLength() >= kThread11FlagsLength;
+    return GetLength() >= sizeof(mRotationTime) && GetFlagsLength() >= kThread11FlagsLength;
 }
 
 SecurityPolicy SecurityPolicyTlv::GetSecurityPolicy(void) const
diff --git a/src/core/thread/key_manager.cpp b/src/core/thread/key_manager.cpp
index 21988029f..6757fb49e 100644
--- a/src/core/thread/key_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/core/thread/key_manager.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "common/encoding.hpp"
 #include "common/instance.hpp"
 #include "common/locator_getters.hpp"
+#include "common/logging.hpp"
 #include "common/timer.hpp"
 #include "crypto/hkdf_sha256.hpp"
 #include "crypto/storage.hpp"
@@ -483,9 +484,16 @@ void KeyManager::SetKek(const Kek &aKek)
 
 void KeyManager::SetSecurityPolicy(const SecurityPolicy &aSecurityPolicy)
 {
-    OT_ASSERT(aSecurityPolicy.mRotationTime >= SecurityPolicy::kMinKeyRotationTime);
+    if (aSecurityPolicy.mRotationTime < SecurityPolicy::kMinKeyRotationTime)
+    {
+        otLogNoteMeshCoP("Key Rotation Time too small: %d", aSecurityPolicy.mRotationTime);
+        ExitNow();
+    }
 
     IgnoreError(Get<Notifier>().Update(mSecurityPolicy, aSecurityPolicy, kEventSecurityPolicyChanged));
+
+exit:
+    return;
 }
 
 void KeyManager::StartKeyRotationTimer(void)