diff --git a/drivers/net/veth.c b/drivers/net/veth.c
index 49f4667e1fa3..4a3402898f2a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/veth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/veth.c
@@ -422,7 +422,9 @@ static void veth_dellink(struct net_device *dev, struct list_head *head)
 	unregister_netdevice_queue(peer, head);
 }
 
-static const struct nla_policy veth_policy[VETH_INFO_MAX + 1];
+static const struct nla_policy veth_policy[VETH_INFO_MAX + 1] = {
+	[VETH_INFO_PEER]	= { .len = sizeof(struct ifinfomsg) },
+};
 
 static struct rtnl_link_ops veth_link_ops = {
 	.kind		= DRV_NAME,