diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index e30e7ea0207d..2ba5cd965d3f 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -2032,7 +2032,7 @@ 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 },
@@ -2057,7 +2057,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy ifla_policy[IFLA_MAX+1] = {
 	[IFLA_TSO_MAX_SIZE]	= { .type = NLA_REJECT },
 	[IFLA_TSO_MAX_SEGS]	= { .type = NLA_REJECT },
 	[IFLA_ALLMULTI]		= { .type = NLA_REJECT },
-	[IFLA_GSO_IPV4_MAX_SIZE]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[IFLA_GSO_IPV4_MAX_SIZE]	= NLA_POLICY_MIN(NLA_U32, MAX_TCP_HEADER + 1),
 	[IFLA_GRO_IPV4_MAX_SIZE]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
 };