diff --git a/net/ethtool/netlink.h b/net/ethtool/netlink.h
index 373a8d5e86ae..94a7eb402022 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/netlink.h
+++ b/net/ethtool/netlink.h
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_channels_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_COMB
 extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_coalesce_get_policy[ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_HEADER + 1];
 extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_coalesce_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_MAX + 1];
 extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_pause_get_policy[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_STATS_SRC + 1];
-extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_pause_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_TX + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_pause_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_STATS_SRC + 1];
 extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_eee_get_policy[ETHTOOL_A_EEE_HEADER + 1];
 extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_eee_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_EEE_TX_LPI_TIMER + 1];
 extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_tsinfo_get_policy[ETHTOOL_A_TSINFO_MAX + 1];
diff --git a/net/ethtool/pause.c b/net/ethtool/pause.c
index f7c847aeb1a2..0f9af1e66548 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/pause.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/pause.c
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ const struct nla_policy ethnl_pause_set_policy[] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_AUTONEG]		= { .type = NLA_U8 },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_RX]			= { .type = NLA_U8 },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_TX]			= { .type = NLA_U8 },
+	[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_STATS_SRC]		= { .type = NLA_REJECT },
 };
 
 static int