diff --git a/include/net/pkt_cls.h b/include/net/pkt_cls.h
index 789d818c4a61..6dd009e10e5d 100644
--- a/include/net/pkt_cls.h
+++ b/include/net/pkt_cls.h
@@ -376,7 +376,8 @@ tcf_exts_exec(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tcf_exts *exts,
 
 int tcf_exts_validate(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp,
 		      struct nlattr **tb, struct nlattr *rate_tlv,
-		      struct tcf_exts *exts, bool ovr);
+		      struct tcf_exts *exts, bool ovr,
+		      struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 void tcf_exts_destroy(struct tcf_exts *exts);
 void tcf_exts_change(struct tcf_exts *dst, struct tcf_exts *src);
 int tcf_exts_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tcf_exts *exts);
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index 06797c2e8102..f365970dc68c 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -1423,7 +1423,8 @@ void tcf_exts_destroy(struct tcf_exts *exts)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcf_exts_destroy);
 
 int tcf_exts_validate(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp, struct nlattr **tb,
-		      struct nlattr *rate_tlv, struct tcf_exts *exts, bool ovr)
+		      struct nlattr *rate_tlv, struct tcf_exts *exts, bool ovr,
+		      struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_CLS_ACT
 	{
@@ -1456,8 +1457,10 @@ int tcf_exts_validate(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp, struct nlattr **tb,
 	}
 #else
 	if ((exts->action && tb[exts->action]) ||
-	    (exts->police && tb[exts->police]))
+	    (exts->police && tb[exts->police])) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Classifier actions are not supported per compile options (CONFIG_NET_CLS_ACT)");
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
 #endif
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_basic.c b/net/sched/cls_basic.c
index 2cc38cd71938..b7bcf67641bf 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_basic.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_basic.c
@@ -152,11 +152,12 @@ static const struct nla_policy basic_policy[TCA_BASIC_MAX + 1] = {
 static int basic_set_parms(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp,
 			   struct basic_filter *f, unsigned long base,
 			   struct nlattr **tb,
-			   struct nlattr *est, bool ovr)
+			   struct nlattr *est, bool ovr,
+			   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	err = tcf_exts_validate(net, tp, tb, est, &f->exts, ovr);
+	err = tcf_exts_validate(net, tp, tb, est, &f->exts, ovr, extack);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
@@ -222,7 +223,8 @@ static int basic_change(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *in_skb,
 		fnew->handle = idr_index;
 	}
 
-	err = basic_set_parms(net, tp, fnew, base, tb, tca[TCA_RATE], ovr);
+	err = basic_set_parms(net, tp, fnew, base, tb, tca[TCA_RATE], ovr,
+			      extack);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		if (!fold)
 			idr_remove_ext(&head->handle_idr, fnew->handle);
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_bpf.c b/net/sched/cls_bpf.c
index e51eb503a23a..c86072779b0a 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_bpf.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_bpf.c
@@ -403,7 +403,8 @@ static int cls_bpf_prog_from_efd(struct nlattr **tb, struct cls_bpf_prog *prog,
 
 static int cls_bpf_set_parms(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp,
 			     struct cls_bpf_prog *prog, unsigned long base,
-			     struct nlattr **tb, struct nlattr *est, bool ovr)
+			     struct nlattr **tb, struct nlattr *est, bool ovr,
+			     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	bool is_bpf, is_ebpf, have_exts = false;
 	u32 gen_flags = 0;
@@ -414,7 +415,7 @@ static int cls_bpf_set_parms(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp,
 	if ((!is_bpf && !is_ebpf) || (is_bpf && is_ebpf))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	ret = tcf_exts_validate(net, tp, tb, est, &prog->exts, ovr);
+	ret = tcf_exts_validate(net, tp, tb, est, &prog->exts, ovr, extack);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -500,7 +501,8 @@ static int cls_bpf_change(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *in_skb,
 		prog->handle = handle;
 	}
 
-	ret = cls_bpf_set_parms(net, tp, prog, base, tb, tca[TCA_RATE], ovr);
+	ret = cls_bpf_set_parms(net, tp, prog, base, tb, tca[TCA_RATE], ovr,
+				extack);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto errout_idr;
 
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_cgroup.c b/net/sched/cls_cgroup.c
index b74af0b55820..aaafcf6965f7 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_cgroup.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_cgroup.c
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ static int cls_cgroup_change(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *in_skb,
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto errout;
 
-	err = tcf_exts_validate(net, tp, tb, tca[TCA_RATE], &new->exts, ovr);
+	err = tcf_exts_validate(net, tp, tb, tca[TCA_RATE], &new->exts, ovr,
+				extack);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto errout;
 
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_flow.c b/net/sched/cls_flow.c
index faa0b6793a17..07816133cbb9 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_flow.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_flow.c
@@ -454,7 +454,8 @@ static int flow_change(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *in_skb,
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto err2;
 
-	err = tcf_exts_validate(net, tp, tb, tca[TCA_RATE], &fnew->exts, ovr);
+	err = tcf_exts_validate(net, tp, tb, tca[TCA_RATE], &fnew->exts, ovr,
+				extack);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto err2;
 
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_flower.c b/net/sched/cls_flower.c
index 7d92bbeeba54..8235ed9143c4 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_flower.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_flower.c
@@ -827,11 +827,12 @@ static int fl_check_assign_mask(struct cls_fl_head *head,
 static int fl_set_parms(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp,
 			struct cls_fl_filter *f, struct fl_flow_mask *mask,
 			unsigned long base, struct nlattr **tb,
-			struct nlattr *est, bool ovr)
+			struct nlattr *est, bool ovr,
+			struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	err = tcf_exts_validate(net, tp, tb, est, &f->exts, ovr);
+	err = tcf_exts_validate(net, tp, tb, est, &f->exts, ovr, extack);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
@@ -916,7 +917,8 @@ static int fl_change(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *in_skb,
 		}
 	}
 
-	err = fl_set_parms(net, tp, fnew, &mask, base, tb, tca[TCA_RATE], ovr);
+	err = fl_set_parms(net, tp, fnew, &mask, base, tb, tca[TCA_RATE], ovr,
+			   extack);
 	if (err)
 		goto errout_idr;
 
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_fw.c b/net/sched/cls_fw.c
index 72784491ce20..72a924a38753 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_fw.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_fw.c
@@ -218,13 +218,15 @@ static const struct nla_policy fw_policy[TCA_FW_MAX + 1] = {
 
 static int fw_set_parms(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp,
 			struct fw_filter *f, struct nlattr **tb,
-			struct nlattr **tca, unsigned long base, bool ovr)
+			struct nlattr **tca, unsigned long base, bool ovr,
+			struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct fw_head *head = rtnl_dereference(tp->root);
 	u32 mask;
 	int err;
 
-	err = tcf_exts_validate(net, tp, tb, tca[TCA_RATE], &f->exts, ovr);
+	err = tcf_exts_validate(net, tp, tb, tca[TCA_RATE], &f->exts, ovr,
+				extack);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
@@ -296,7 +298,7 @@ static int fw_change(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *in_skb,
 			return err;
 		}
 
-		err = fw_set_parms(net, tp, fnew, tb, tca, base, ovr);
+		err = fw_set_parms(net, tp, fnew, tb, tca, base, ovr, extack);
 		if (err < 0) {
 			tcf_exts_destroy(&fnew->exts);
 			kfree(fnew);
@@ -345,7 +347,7 @@ static int fw_change(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *in_skb,
 	f->id = handle;
 	f->tp = tp;
 
-	err = fw_set_parms(net, tp, f, tb, tca, base, ovr);
+	err = fw_set_parms(net, tp, f, tb, tca, base, ovr, extack);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto errout;
 
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_matchall.c b/net/sched/cls_matchall.c
index 689bd199aa14..9a0901ee6b74 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_matchall.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_matchall.c
@@ -142,11 +142,12 @@ static const struct nla_policy mall_policy[TCA_MATCHALL_MAX + 1] = {
 static int mall_set_parms(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp,
 			  struct cls_mall_head *head,
 			  unsigned long base, struct nlattr **tb,
-			  struct nlattr *est, bool ovr)
+			  struct nlattr *est, bool ovr,
+			  struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	err = tcf_exts_validate(net, tp, tb, est, &head->exts, ovr);
+	err = tcf_exts_validate(net, tp, tb, est, &head->exts, ovr, extack);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
@@ -198,7 +199,8 @@ static int mall_change(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *in_skb,
 	new->handle = handle;
 	new->flags = flags;
 
-	err = mall_set_parms(net, tp, new, base, tb, tca[TCA_RATE], ovr);
+	err = mall_set_parms(net, tp, new, base, tb, tca[TCA_RATE], ovr,
+			     extack);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_set_parms;
 
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_route.c b/net/sched/cls_route.c
index f436d4d894a9..92d683851cb0 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_route.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_route.c
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ static int route4_set_parms(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp,
 			    unsigned long base, struct route4_filter *f,
 			    u32 handle, struct route4_head *head,
 			    struct nlattr **tb, struct nlattr *est, int new,
-			    bool ovr)
+			    bool ovr, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	u32 id = 0, to = 0, nhandle = 0x8000;
 	struct route4_filter *fp;
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ static int route4_set_parms(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp,
 	struct route4_bucket *b;
 	int err;
 
-	err = tcf_exts_validate(net, tp, tb, est, &f->exts, ovr);
+	err = tcf_exts_validate(net, tp, tb, est, &f->exts, ovr, extack);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ static int route4_change(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *in_skb,
 	}
 
 	err = route4_set_parms(net, tp, base, f, handle, head, tb,
-			       tca[TCA_RATE], new, ovr);
+			       tca[TCA_RATE], new, ovr, extack);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto errout;
 
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_rsvp.h b/net/sched/cls_rsvp.h
index d1f67529c01d..c27d23694002 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_rsvp.h
+++ b/net/sched/cls_rsvp.h
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ static int rsvp_change(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *in_skb,
 	err = tcf_exts_init(&e, TCA_RSVP_ACT, TCA_RSVP_POLICE);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
-	err = tcf_exts_validate(net, tp, tb, tca[TCA_RATE], &e, ovr);
+	err = tcf_exts_validate(net, tp, tb, tca[TCA_RATE], &e, ovr, extack);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto errout2;
 
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_tcindex.c b/net/sched/cls_tcindex.c
index 0ec84cf2d6b7..9d6621caa92f 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_tcindex.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_tcindex.c
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ static int
 tcindex_set_parms(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp, unsigned long base,
 		  u32 handle, struct tcindex_data *p,
 		  struct tcindex_filter_result *r, struct nlattr **tb,
-		  struct nlattr *est, bool ovr)
+		  struct nlattr *est, bool ovr, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct tcindex_filter_result new_filter_result, *old_r = r;
 	struct tcindex_filter_result cr;
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ tcindex_set_parms(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp, unsigned long base,
 	err = tcf_exts_init(&e, TCA_TCINDEX_ACT, TCA_TCINDEX_POLICE);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
-	err = tcf_exts_validate(net, tp, tb, est, &e, ovr);
+	err = tcf_exts_validate(net, tp, tb, est, &e, ovr, extack);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto errout;
 
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ tcindex_change(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *in_skb,
 		return err;
 
 	return tcindex_set_parms(net, tp, base, handle, p, r, tb,
-				 tca[TCA_RATE], ovr);
+				 tca[TCA_RATE], ovr, extack);
 }
 
 static void tcindex_walk(struct tcf_proto *tp, struct tcf_walker *walker)
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_u32.c b/net/sched/cls_u32.c
index d9cadebc7eaa..933058bbd0a9 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_u32.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_u32.c
@@ -765,11 +765,12 @@ static const struct nla_policy u32_policy[TCA_U32_MAX + 1] = {
 static int u32_set_parms(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp,
 			 unsigned long base, struct tc_u_hnode *ht,
 			 struct tc_u_knode *n, struct nlattr **tb,
-			 struct nlattr *est, bool ovr)
+			 struct nlattr *est, bool ovr,
+			 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	err = tcf_exts_validate(net, tp, tb, est, &n->exts, ovr);
+	err = tcf_exts_validate(net, tp, tb, est, &n->exts, ovr, extack);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
@@ -937,7 +938,7 @@ static int u32_change(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *in_skb,
 
 		err = u32_set_parms(net, tp, base,
 				    rtnl_dereference(n->ht_up), new, tb,
-				    tca[TCA_RATE], ovr);
+				    tca[TCA_RATE], ovr, extack);
 
 		if (err) {
 			u32_destroy_key(tp, new, false);
@@ -1084,7 +1085,8 @@ static int u32_change(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *in_skb,
 	}
 #endif
 
-	err = u32_set_parms(net, tp, base, ht, n, tb, tca[TCA_RATE], ovr);
+	err = u32_set_parms(net, tp, base, ht, n, tb, tca[TCA_RATE], ovr,
+			    extack);
 	if (err == 0) {
 		struct tc_u_knode __rcu **ins;
 		struct tc_u_knode *pins;