diff --git a/net/mpls/af_mpls.c b/net/mpls/af_mpls.c
index aee385eb72e7..9a153f64b8d7 100644
--- a/net/mpls/af_mpls.c
+++ b/net/mpls/af_mpls.c
@@ -1787,6 +1787,9 @@ static int rtm_to_route_config(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				goto errout;
 			break;
 		}
+		case RTA_GATEWAY:
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "MPLS does not support RTA_GATEWAY attribute");
+			goto errout;
 		case RTA_VIA:
 		{
 			if (nla_get_via(nla, &cfg->rc_via_alen,