diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/pkt_cls.h b/include/uapi/linux/pkt_cls.h
index f1129e383b2a..d613be3b3239 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/pkt_cls.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/pkt_cls.h
@@ -37,7 +37,20 @@ enum {
 #define TC_ACT_QUEUED		5
 #define TC_ACT_REPEAT		6
 #define TC_ACT_REDIRECT		7
-#define TC_ACT_JUMP		0x10000000
+
+/* There is a special kind of actions called "extended actions",
+ * which need a value parameter. These have a local opcode located in
+ * the highest nibble, starting from 1. The rest of the bits
+ * are used to carry the value. These two parts together make
+ * a combined opcode.
+ */
+#define __TC_ACT_EXT_SHIFT 28
+#define __TC_ACT_EXT(local) ((local) << __TC_ACT_EXT_SHIFT)
+#define TC_ACT_EXT_VAL_MASK ((1 << __TC_ACT_EXT_SHIFT) - 1)
+#define TC_ACT_EXT_CMP(combined, opcode) \
+	(((combined) & (~TC_ACT_EXT_VAL_MASK)) == opcode)
+
+#define TC_ACT_JUMP __TC_ACT_EXT(1)
 
 /* Action type identifiers*/
 enum {
diff --git a/net/sched/act_api.c b/net/sched/act_api.c
index 7f2cd702bb27..a90e8f355c00 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_api.c
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ repeat:
 		if (ret == TC_ACT_REPEAT)
 			goto repeat;	/* we need a ttl - JHS */
 
-		if (ret & TC_ACT_JUMP) {
+		if (TC_ACT_EXT_CMP(ret, TC_ACT_JUMP)) {
 			jmp_prgcnt = ret & TCA_ACT_MAX_PRIO_MASK;
 			if (!jmp_prgcnt || (jmp_prgcnt > nr_actions)) {
 				/* faulty opcode, stop pipeline */