diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index 3c50b4037755b..adf5de1ff7733 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -2735,6 +2735,7 @@ static bool tcf_chain_dump(struct tcf_chain *chain, struct Qdisc *q, u32 parent,
 }
 
 static const struct nla_policy tcf_tfilter_dump_policy[TCA_MAX + 1] = {
+	[TCA_CHAIN]      = { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[TCA_DUMP_FLAGS] = NLA_POLICY_BITFIELD32(TCA_DUMP_FLAGS_TERSE),
 };