diff --git a/net/tipc/netlink.c b/net/tipc/netlink.c
index b76f13f6fea1..d4e0bbeee727 100644
--- a/net/tipc/netlink.c
+++ b/net/tipc/netlink.c
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ const struct nla_policy tipc_nl_sock_policy[TIPC_NLA_SOCK_MAX + 1] = {
 
 const struct nla_policy tipc_nl_net_policy[TIPC_NLA_NET_MAX + 1] = {
 	[TIPC_NLA_NET_UNSPEC]		= { .type = NLA_UNSPEC },
-	[TIPC_NLA_NET_ID]		= { .type = NLA_U32 }
+	[TIPC_NLA_NET_ID]		= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[TIPC_NLA_NET_ADDR]		= { .type = NLA_U32 },
 };
 
 const struct nla_policy tipc_nl_link_policy[TIPC_NLA_LINK_MAX + 1] = {