};
 
 static const struct nla_policy ifla_vf_policy[IFLA_VF_MAX+1] = {
-       [IFLA_VF_MAC]           = { .type = NLA_BINARY,
-                                   .len = sizeof(struct ifla_vf_mac) },
-       [IFLA_VF_VLAN]          = { .type = NLA_BINARY,
-                                   .len = sizeof(struct ifla_vf_vlan) },
-       [IFLA_VF_TX_RATE]       = { .type = NLA_BINARY,
-                                   .len = sizeof(struct ifla_vf_tx_rate) },
-       [IFLA_VF_SPOOFCHK]      = { .type = NLA_BINARY,
-                                   .len = sizeof(struct ifla_vf_spoofchk) },
-       [IFLA_VF_RATE]          = { .type = NLA_BINARY,
-                                   .len = sizeof(struct ifla_vf_rate) },
-       [IFLA_VF_LINK_STATE]    = { .type = NLA_BINARY,
-                                   .len = sizeof(struct ifla_vf_link_state) },
+       [IFLA_VF_MAC]           = { .len = sizeof(struct ifla_vf_mac) },
+       [IFLA_VF_VLAN]          = { .len = sizeof(struct ifla_vf_vlan) },
+       [IFLA_VF_TX_RATE]       = { .len = sizeof(struct ifla_vf_tx_rate) },
+       [IFLA_VF_SPOOFCHK]      = { .len = sizeof(struct ifla_vf_spoofchk) },
+       [IFLA_VF_RATE]          = { .len = sizeof(struct ifla_vf_rate) },
+       [IFLA_VF_LINK_STATE]    = { .len = sizeof(struct ifla_vf_link_state) },
 };
 
 static const struct nla_policy ifla_port_policy[IFLA_PORT_MAX+1] = {