diff --git a/net/sched/act_api.c b/net/sched/act_api.c
index 90a31b15585f..8c466a712cda 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_api.c
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ static size_t tcf_action_shared_attrs_size(const struct tc_action *act)
 		+ nla_total_size(IFNAMSIZ) /* TCA_ACT_KIND */
 		+ cookie_len /* TCA_ACT_COOKIE */
 		+ nla_total_size(0) /* TCA_ACT_STATS nested */
+		+ nla_total_size(sizeof(struct nla_bitfield32)) /* TCA_ACT_FLAGS */
 		/* TCA_STATS_BASIC */
 		+ nla_total_size_64bit(sizeof(struct gnet_stats_basic))
 		/* TCA_STATS_PKT64 */