diff --git a/net/sched/sch_mqprio.c b/net/sched/sch_mqprio.c
index a5df5604e015..4ec222a5530d 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_mqprio.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_mqprio.c
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ static int parse_attr(struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype, struct nlattr *nla,
 }
 
 static int mqprio_parse_nlattr(struct Qdisc *sch, struct tc_mqprio_qopt *qopt,
-			       struct nlattr *opt)
+			       struct nlattr *opt,
+			       struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct mqprio_sched *priv = qdisc_priv(sch);
 	struct nlattr *tb[TCA_MQPRIO_MAX + 1];
@@ -143,8 +144,11 @@ static int mqprio_parse_nlattr(struct Qdisc *sch, struct tc_mqprio_qopt *qopt,
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
-	if (!qopt->hw)
+	if (!qopt->hw) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+			       "mqprio TCA_OPTIONS can only contain netlink attributes in hardware mode");
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	if (tb[TCA_MQPRIO_MODE]) {
 		priv->flags |= TC_MQPRIO_F_MODE;
@@ -157,13 +161,19 @@ static int mqprio_parse_nlattr(struct Qdisc *sch, struct tc_mqprio_qopt *qopt,
 	}
 
 	if (tb[TCA_MQPRIO_MIN_RATE64]) {
-		if (priv->shaper != TC_MQPRIO_SHAPER_BW_RATE)
+		if (priv->shaper != TC_MQPRIO_SHAPER_BW_RATE) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(extack, tb[TCA_MQPRIO_MIN_RATE64],
+					    "min_rate accepted only when shaper is in bw_rlimit mode");
 			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 		i = 0;
 		nla_for_each_nested(attr, tb[TCA_MQPRIO_MIN_RATE64],
 				    rem) {
-			if (nla_type(attr) != TCA_MQPRIO_MIN_RATE64)
+			if (nla_type(attr) != TCA_MQPRIO_MIN_RATE64) {
+				NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(extack, attr,
+						    "Attribute type expected to be TCA_MQPRIO_MIN_RATE64");
 				return -EINVAL;
+			}
 			if (i >= qopt->num_tc)
 				break;
 			priv->min_rate[i] = *(u64 *)nla_data(attr);
@@ -173,13 +183,19 @@ static int mqprio_parse_nlattr(struct Qdisc *sch, struct tc_mqprio_qopt *qopt,
 	}
 
 	if (tb[TCA_MQPRIO_MAX_RATE64]) {
-		if (priv->shaper != TC_MQPRIO_SHAPER_BW_RATE)
+		if (priv->shaper != TC_MQPRIO_SHAPER_BW_RATE) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(extack, tb[TCA_MQPRIO_MAX_RATE64],
+					    "max_rate accepted only when shaper is in bw_rlimit mode");
 			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 		i = 0;
 		nla_for_each_nested(attr, tb[TCA_MQPRIO_MAX_RATE64],
 				    rem) {
-			if (nla_type(attr) != TCA_MQPRIO_MAX_RATE64)
+			if (nla_type(attr) != TCA_MQPRIO_MAX_RATE64) {
+				NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(extack, attr,
+						    "Attribute type expected to be TCA_MQPRIO_MAX_RATE64");
 				return -EINVAL;
+			}
 			if (i >= qopt->num_tc)
 				break;
 			priv->max_rate[i] = *(u64 *)nla_data(attr);
@@ -224,7 +240,7 @@ static int mqprio_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 
 	len = nla_len(opt) - NLA_ALIGN(sizeof(*qopt));
 	if (len > 0) {
-		err = mqprio_parse_nlattr(sch, qopt, opt);
+		err = mqprio_parse_nlattr(sch, qopt, opt, extack);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 	}