}
 
 static const struct nla_policy tcf_action_policy[TCA_ACT_MAX + 1] = {
-       [TCA_ACT_KIND]          = { .type = NLA_NUL_STRING,
-                                   .len = IFNAMSIZ - 1 },
+       [TCA_ACT_KIND]          = { .type = NLA_STRING },
        [TCA_ACT_INDEX]         = { .type = NLA_U32 },
        [TCA_ACT_COOKIE]        = { .type = NLA_BINARY,
                                    .len = TC_COOKIE_MAX_SIZE },
                        NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "TC action kind must be specified");
                        goto err_out;
                }
-               nla_strlcpy(act_name, kind, IFNAMSIZ);
-
+               if (nla_strlcpy(act_name, kind, IFNAMSIZ) >= IFNAMSIZ) {
+                       NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "TC action name too long");
+                       goto err_out;
+               }
                if (tb[TCA_ACT_COOKIE]) {
                        cookie = nla_memdup_cookie(tb);
                        if (!cookie) {