diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 4453dd375de9..7b72286922f7 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ const struct nla_policy nl80211_policy[NUM_NL80211_ATTR] = {
 	[NL80211_ATTR_MNTR_FLAGS] = { /* NLA_NESTED can't be empty */ },
 	[NL80211_ATTR_MESH_ID] = { .type = NLA_BINARY,
 				   .len = IEEE80211_MAX_MESH_ID_LEN },
-	[NL80211_ATTR_MPATH_NEXT_HOP] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[NL80211_ATTR_MPATH_NEXT_HOP] = NLA_POLICY_ETH_ADDR_COMPAT,
 
 	[NL80211_ATTR_REG_ALPHA2] = { .type = NLA_STRING, .len = 2 },
 	[NL80211_ATTR_REG_RULES] = { .type = NLA_NESTED },