diff --git a/net/devlink/port.c b/net/devlink/port.c
index 4763b42885fb..91ba1ca0f355 100644
--- a/net/devlink/port.c
+++ b/net/devlink/port.c
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ static int devlink_port_function_validate(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 	if (tb[DEVLINK_PORT_FN_ATTR_STATE] && !ops->port_fn_state_set) {
-		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(extack, tb[DEVLINK_PORT_FUNCTION_ATTR_HW_ADDR],
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(extack, tb[DEVLINK_PORT_FN_ATTR_STATE],
 				    "Function does not support state setting");
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}