diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.c
index 8847b4d8be06b9ad536c2bb32d9bbd3d34a7c289..701c88a20fea4c2a3ca6c9b4b2189521e13f96fe 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.c
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("cttimeout: Extended Netfilter Connection Tracking timeout tu
 static LIST_HEAD(cttimeout_list);
 
 static const struct nla_policy cttimeout_nla_policy[CTA_TIMEOUT_MAX+1] = {
-	[CTA_TIMEOUT_NAME]	= { .type = NLA_NUL_STRING },
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_NAME]	= { .type = NLA_NUL_STRING,
+				    .len  = CTNL_TIMEOUT_NAME_MAX - 1},
 	[CTA_TIMEOUT_L3PROTO]	= { .type = NLA_U16 },
 	[CTA_TIMEOUT_L4PROTO]	= { .type = NLA_U8 },
 	[CTA_TIMEOUT_DATA]	= { .type = NLA_NESTED },