diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_compat.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_compat.c
index 12405aa5bce8..8cbf45a8bcdc 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_compat.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_compat.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  * Based on code and translator idea by: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
  */
 #include <linux/compat.h>
+#include <linux/nospec.h>
 #include <linux/xfrm.h>
 #include <net/xfrm.h>
 
@@ -437,6 +438,7 @@ static int xfrm_xlate32_attr(void *dst, const struct nlattr *nla,
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Bad attribute");
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
+	type = array_index_nospec(type, XFRMA_MAX + 1);
 	if (nla_len(nla) < compat_policy[type].len) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Attribute bad length");
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;