diff --git a/include/net/act_api.h b/include/net/act_api.h
index cfa2ae33da9a..b22c6f3d6710 100644
--- a/include/net/act_api.h
+++ b/include/net/act_api.h
@@ -180,12 +180,12 @@ int tcf_unregister_action(struct tc_action_ops *a,
 int tcf_action_destroy(struct list_head *actions, int bind);
 int tcf_action_exec(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tc_action **actions,
 		    int nr_actions, struct tcf_result *res);
-int tcf_action_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
-				  struct nlattr *est, char *n, int ovr,
-				  int bind, struct list_head *);
-struct tc_action *tcf_action_init_1(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
-				    struct nlattr *est, char *n, int ovr,
-				    int bind);
+int tcf_action_init(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp, struct nlattr *nla,
+		    struct nlattr *est, char *name, int ovr, int bind,
+		    struct list_head *actions);
+struct tc_action *tcf_action_init_1(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp,
+				    struct nlattr *nla, struct nlattr *est,
+				    char *name, int ovr, int bind);
 int tcf_action_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct list_head *, int, int);
 int tcf_action_dump_old(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tc_action *a, int, int);
 int tcf_action_dump_1(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tc_action *a, int, int);
diff --git a/net/sched/act_api.c b/net/sched/act_api.c
index a90e8f355c00..e389eb45b484 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_api.c
@@ -570,9 +570,9 @@ static struct tc_cookie *nla_memdup_cookie(struct nlattr **tb)
 	return c;
 }
 
-struct tc_action *tcf_action_init_1(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
-				    struct nlattr *est, char *name, int ovr,
-				    int bind)
+struct tc_action *tcf_action_init_1(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp,
+				    struct nlattr *nla, struct nlattr *est,
+				    char *name, int ovr, int bind)
 {
 	struct tc_action *a;
 	struct tc_action_ops *a_o;
@@ -680,8 +680,9 @@ static void cleanup_a(struct list_head *actions, int ovr)
 		a->tcfa_refcnt--;
 }
 
-int tcf_action_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla, struct nlattr *est,
-		    char *name, int ovr, int bind, struct list_head *actions)
+int tcf_action_init(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp, struct nlattr *nla,
+		    struct nlattr *est, char *name, int ovr, int bind,
+		    struct list_head *actions)
 {
 	struct nlattr *tb[TCA_ACT_MAX_PRIO + 1];
 	struct tc_action *act;
@@ -693,7 +694,7 @@ int tcf_action_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla, struct nlattr *est,
 		return err;
 
 	for (i = 1; i <= TCA_ACT_MAX_PRIO && tb[i]; i++) {
-		act = tcf_action_init_1(net, tb[i], est, name, ovr, bind);
+		act = tcf_action_init_1(net, tp, tb[i], est, name, ovr, bind);
 		if (IS_ERR(act)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(act);
 			goto err;
@@ -1020,7 +1021,7 @@ static int tcf_action_add(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 	int ret = 0;
 	LIST_HEAD(actions);
 
-	ret = tcf_action_init(net, nla, NULL, NULL, ovr, 0, &actions);
+	ret = tcf_action_init(net, NULL, nla, NULL, NULL, ovr, 0, &actions);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index adacaf299c4a..9e0c4bb82528 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -832,8 +832,9 @@ int tcf_exts_validate(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp, struct nlattr **tb,
 		struct tc_action *act;
 
 		if (exts->police && tb[exts->police]) {
-			act = tcf_action_init_1(net, tb[exts->police], rate_tlv,
-						"police", ovr, TCA_ACT_BIND);
+			act = tcf_action_init_1(net, tp, tb[exts->police],
+						rate_tlv, "police", ovr,
+						TCA_ACT_BIND);
 			if (IS_ERR(act))
 				return PTR_ERR(act);
 
@@ -844,8 +845,8 @@ int tcf_exts_validate(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp, struct nlattr **tb,
 			LIST_HEAD(actions);
 			int err, i = 0;
 
-			err = tcf_action_init(net, tb[exts->action], rate_tlv,
-					      NULL, ovr, TCA_ACT_BIND,
+			err = tcf_action_init(net, tp, tb[exts->action],
+					      rate_tlv, NULL, ovr, TCA_ACT_BIND,
 					      &actions);
 			if (err)
 				return err;