diff --git a/include/net/sch_generic.h b/include/net/sch_generic.h
index f4eb365f7dcdadbab70e60940c519e3f83ea3253..d0a6321c302ef2316628b747da27f37cada0b920 100644
--- a/include/net/sch_generic.h
+++ b/include/net/sch_generic.h
@@ -702,13 +702,20 @@ static inline u64 psched_l2t_ns(const struct psched_ratecfg *r,
 }
 
 void psched_ratecfg_precompute(struct psched_ratecfg *r,
-			       const struct tc_ratespec *conf);
+			       const struct tc_ratespec *conf,
+			       u64 rate64);
 
 static inline void psched_ratecfg_getrate(struct tc_ratespec *res,
 					  const struct psched_ratecfg *r)
 {
 	memset(res, 0, sizeof(*res));
-	res->rate = r->rate_bytes_ps;
+
+	/* legacy struct tc_ratespec has a 32bit @rate field
+	 * Qdisc using 64bit rate should add new attributes
+	 * in order to maintain compatibility.
+	 */
+	res->rate = min_t(u64, r->rate_bytes_ps, ~0U);
+
 	res->overhead = r->overhead;
 	res->linklayer = (r->linklayer & TC_LINKLAYER_MASK);
 }
diff --git a/net/sched/act_police.c b/net/sched/act_police.c
index 189e3c5b3d098a0d224a8fb2a04b1bd76e47b3ac..272d8e924cf6b2467e2772898aca2d7895131545 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_police.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_police.c
@@ -231,14 +231,14 @@ static int tcf_act_police_locate(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 	}
 	if (R_tab) {
 		police->rate_present = true;
-		psched_ratecfg_precompute(&police->rate, &R_tab->rate);
+		psched_ratecfg_precompute(&police->rate, &R_tab->rate, 0);
 		qdisc_put_rtab(R_tab);
 	} else {
 		police->rate_present = false;
 	}
 	if (P_tab) {
 		police->peak_present = true;
-		psched_ratecfg_precompute(&police->peak, &P_tab->rate);
+		psched_ratecfg_precompute(&police->peak, &P_tab->rate, 0);
 		qdisc_put_rtab(P_tab);
 	} else {
 		police->peak_present = false;
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_generic.c b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
index a74e278654aa2290a0ef3061d1392c5cf405e5f5..e7121d29c4bd8dec0c9cb3eb1b803c3f5d4d6c7f 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_generic.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
@@ -910,11 +910,12 @@ void dev_shutdown(struct net_device *dev)
 }
 
 void psched_ratecfg_precompute(struct psched_ratecfg *r,
-			       const struct tc_ratespec *conf)
+			       const struct tc_ratespec *conf,
+			       u64 rate64)
 {
 	memset(r, 0, sizeof(*r));
 	r->overhead = conf->overhead;
-	r->rate_bytes_ps = conf->rate;
+	r->rate_bytes_ps = max_t(u64, conf->rate, rate64);
 	r->linklayer = (conf->linklayer & TC_LINKLAYER_MASK);
 	r->mult = 1;
 	/*
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_htb.c b/net/sched/sch_htb.c
index 863846cc5513b5cd136264265d226a811bd868c6..6b126f6c9957e71c3ca9427200d1e277ab884046 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_htb.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_htb.c
@@ -1491,8 +1491,8 @@ static int htb_change_class(struct Qdisc *sch, u32 classid,
 			cl->prio = TC_HTB_NUMPRIO - 1;
 	}
 
-	psched_ratecfg_precompute(&cl->rate, &hopt->rate);
-	psched_ratecfg_precompute(&cl->ceil, &hopt->ceil);
+	psched_ratecfg_precompute(&cl->rate, &hopt->rate, 0);
+	psched_ratecfg_precompute(&cl->ceil, &hopt->ceil, 0);
 
 	cl->buffer = PSCHED_TICKS2NS(hopt->buffer);
 	cl->cbuffer = PSCHED_TICKS2NS(hopt->cbuffer);
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_tbf.c b/net/sched/sch_tbf.c
index 1aaf1b6e51a2be238bc47797597ed3bcb76de4b1..b0571224f3c92c00f2899db53baaf04bfdaa45c8 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_tbf.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_tbf.c
@@ -341,9 +341,9 @@ static int tbf_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt)
 	q->tokens = q->buffer;
 	q->ptokens = q->mtu;
 
-	psched_ratecfg_precompute(&q->rate, &rtab->rate);
+	psched_ratecfg_precompute(&q->rate, &rtab->rate, 0);
 	if (ptab) {
-		psched_ratecfg_precompute(&q->peak, &ptab->rate);
+		psched_ratecfg_precompute(&q->peak, &ptab->rate, 0);
 		q->peak_present = true;
 	} else {
 		q->peak_present = false;