diff --git a/net/sched/sch_taprio.c b/net/sched/sch_taprio.c
index 31a8252bd09c9111090f0147df6deb0ad81577af..ad99409c6325e179319f8ec4053582417a978817 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_taprio.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_taprio.c
@@ -1008,7 +1008,8 @@ static const struct nla_policy entry_policy[TCA_TAPRIO_SCHED_ENTRY_MAX + 1] = {
 };
 
 static const struct nla_policy taprio_tc_policy[TCA_TAPRIO_TC_ENTRY_MAX + 1] = {
-       [TCA_TAPRIO_TC_ENTRY_INDEX]        = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+       [TCA_TAPRIO_TC_ENTRY_INDEX]        = NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_U32,
+                                                           TC_QOPT_MAX_QUEUE),
        [TCA_TAPRIO_TC_ENTRY_MAX_SDU]      = { .type = NLA_U32 },
        [TCA_TAPRIO_TC_ENTRY_FP]           = NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U32,
                                                              TC_FP_EXPRESS,