diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/tc_act/tc_ipt.h b/include/uapi/linux/tc_act/tc_ipt.h
index a2335563d21f..130aaadf6fac 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/tc_act/tc_ipt.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/tc_act/tc_ipt.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <linux/pkt_cls.h>
 
 #define TCA_ACT_IPT 6
+#define TCA_ACT_XT 10
 
 enum {
 	TCA_IPT_UNSPEC,
diff --git a/net/sched/act_ipt.c b/net/sched/act_ipt.c
index 484bd19601e3..bc9f498f6fef 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_ipt.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_ipt.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ static struct tc_action_ops act_ipt_ops = {
 static struct tc_action_ops act_xt_ops = {
 	.kind		=	"xt",
 	.hinfo		=	&ipt_hash_info,
-	.type		=	TCA_ACT_IPT,
+	.type		=	TCA_ACT_XT,
 	.capab		=	TCA_CAP_NONE,
 	.owner		=	THIS_MODULE,
 	.act		=	tcf_ipt,