diff --git a/net/openvswitch/flow_netlink.c b/net/openvswitch/flow_netlink.c
index 939bcb32100f..dda040e693a3 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/flow_netlink.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/flow_netlink.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static bool match_validate(const struct sw_flow_match *match,
 	if (match->key->eth.type == htons(ETH_P_ARP)
 			|| match->key->eth.type == htons(ETH_P_RARP)) {
 		key_expected |= 1 << OVS_KEY_ATTR_ARP;
-		if (match->mask && (match->mask->key.eth.type == htons(0xffff)))
+		if (match->mask && (match->mask->key.tp.src == htons(0xff)))
 			mask_allowed |= 1 << OVS_KEY_ATTR_ARP;
 	}