diff --git a/net/ethtool/strset.c b/net/ethtool/strset.c
index 0734e83c674c..1fc28f95d493 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/strset.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/strset.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static int strset_parse_request(struct ethnl_req_info *req_base,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	req_info->counts_only = tb[ETHTOOL_A_STRSET_COUNTS_ONLY];
+	req_info->counts_only = tb[ETHTOOL_A_STRSET_COUNTS_ONLY-1];
 	nla_for_each_nested(attr, nest, rem) {
 		u32 id;