diff --git a/net/sched/em_ipt.c b/net/sched/em_ipt.c
index 3c356d6f719a..9fff6480acc6 100644
--- a/net/sched/em_ipt.c
+++ b/net/sched/em_ipt.c
@@ -72,11 +72,25 @@ static int policy_validate_match_data(struct nlattr **tb, u8 mrev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int addrtype_validate_match_data(struct nlattr **tb, u8 mrev)
+{
+	if (mrev != 1) {
+		pr_err("only addrtype match revision 1 supported");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static const struct em_ipt_xt_match em_ipt_xt_matches[] = {
 	{
 		.match_name = "policy",
 		.validate_match_data = policy_validate_match_data
 	},
+	{
+		.match_name = "addrtype",
+		.validate_match_data = addrtype_validate_match_data
+	},
 	{}
 };