diff --git a/net/sched/act_gact.c b/net/sched/act_gact.c
index c89a7fa43d1b..b61c20ebb314 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_gact.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_gact.c
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ static int tcf_gact_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 		p_parm = nla_data(tb[TCA_GACT_PROB]);
 		if (p_parm->ptype >= MAX_RAND)
 			return -EINVAL;
+		if (TC_ACT_EXT_CMP(p_parm->paction, TC_ACT_GOTO_CHAIN)) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+				       "goto chain not allowed on fallback");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 	}
 #endif