diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 4a0d43dcfbda..c6c168f20b0f 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy nl80211_policy[NUM_NL80211_ATTR] = {
 	[NL80211_ATTR_USER_PRIO] = { .type = NLA_U8 },
 	[NL80211_ATTR_ADMITTED_TIME] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
 	[NL80211_ATTR_SMPS_MODE] = { .type = NLA_U8 },
+	[NL80211_ATTR_OPER_CLASS] = { .type = NLA_U8 },
 	[NL80211_ATTR_MAC_MASK] = { .len = ETH_ALEN },
 	[NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_SELF_MANAGED_REG] = { .type = NLA_FLAG },
 	[NL80211_ATTR_NETNS_FD] = { .type = NLA_U32 },