diff --git a/net/sched/act_police.c b/net/sched/act_police.c
index fed47b658837aac39b6d29c4b893490a4ca42e90..af68e1e83251080789bccce4e8b7c950d8115b24 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_police.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_police.c
@@ -46,6 +46,18 @@ static struct tcf_hashinfo police_hash_info = {
 	.lock	=	&police_lock,
 };
 
+/* old policer structure from before tc actions */
+struct tc_police_compat
+{
+	u32			index;
+	int			action;
+	u32			limit;
+	u32			burst;
+	u32			mtu;
+	struct tc_ratespec	rate;
+	struct tc_ratespec	peakrate;
+};
+
 /* Each policer is serialized by its individual spinlock */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_CLS_ACT
@@ -131,12 +143,15 @@ static int tcf_act_police_locate(struct rtattr *rta, struct rtattr *est,
 	struct tc_police *parm;
 	struct tcf_police *police;
 	struct qdisc_rate_table *R_tab = NULL, *P_tab = NULL;
+	int size;
 
 	if (rta == NULL || rtattr_parse_nested(tb, TCA_POLICE_MAX, rta) < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (tb[TCA_POLICE_TBF-1] == NULL ||
-	    RTA_PAYLOAD(tb[TCA_POLICE_TBF-1]) != sizeof(*parm))
+	if (tb[TCA_POLICE_TBF-1] == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	size = RTA_PAYLOAD(tb[TCA_POLICE_TBF-1]);
+	if (size != sizeof(*parm) && size != sizeof(struct tc_police_compat))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	parm = RTA_DATA(tb[TCA_POLICE_TBF-1]);
 
@@ -415,12 +430,15 @@ struct tcf_police *tcf_police_locate(struct rtattr *rta, struct rtattr *est)
 	struct tcf_police *police;
 	struct rtattr *tb[TCA_POLICE_MAX];
 	struct tc_police *parm;
+	int size;
 
 	if (rtattr_parse_nested(tb, TCA_POLICE_MAX, rta) < 0)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (tb[TCA_POLICE_TBF-1] == NULL ||
-	    RTA_PAYLOAD(tb[TCA_POLICE_TBF-1]) != sizeof(*parm))
+	if (tb[TCA_POLICE_TBF-1] == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	size = RTA_PAYLOAD(tb[TCA_POLICE_TBF-1]);
+	if (size != sizeof(*parm) && size != sizeof(struct tc_police_compat))
 		return NULL;
 
 	parm = RTA_DATA(tb[TCA_POLICE_TBF-1]);