diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 46a97c915e93..e8e67429e437 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -1899,7 +1899,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy ifla_policy[IFLA_MAX+1] = {
 	[IFLA_NUM_TX_QUEUES]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[IFLA_NUM_RX_QUEUES]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[IFLA_GSO_MAX_SEGS]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
-	[IFLA_GSO_MAX_SIZE]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[IFLA_GSO_MAX_SIZE]	= NLA_POLICY_MIN(NLA_U32, MAX_TCP_HEADER + 1),
 	[IFLA_PHYS_PORT_ID]	= { .type = NLA_BINARY, .len = MAX_PHYS_ITEM_ID_LEN },
 	[IFLA_CARRIER_CHANGES]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },  /* ignored */
 	[IFLA_PHYS_SWITCH_ID]	= { .type = NLA_BINARY, .len = MAX_PHYS_ITEM_ID_LEN },