diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_compat.c b/net/netfilter/nft_compat.c
index 6952da7dfc02..d583ba50f181 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_compat.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_compat.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static void nft_target_eval_bridge(const struct nft_expr *expr,
 
 static const struct nla_policy nft_target_policy[NFTA_TARGET_MAX + 1] = {
 	[NFTA_TARGET_NAME]	= { .type = NLA_NUL_STRING },
-	[NFTA_TARGET_REV]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[NFTA_TARGET_REV]	= NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_BE32, 255),
 	[NFTA_TARGET_INFO]	= { .type = NLA_BINARY },
 };
 
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ static void nft_match_eval(const struct nft_expr *expr,
 
 static const struct nla_policy nft_match_policy[NFTA_MATCH_MAX + 1] = {
 	[NFTA_MATCH_NAME]	= { .type = NLA_NUL_STRING },
-	[NFTA_MATCH_REV]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[NFTA_MATCH_REV]	= NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_BE32, 255),
 	[NFTA_MATCH_INFO]	= { .type = NLA_BINARY },
 };
 
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ static int nfnl_compat_get_rcu(struct sk_buff *skb,
 static const struct nla_policy nfnl_compat_policy_get[NFTA_COMPAT_MAX+1] = {
 	[NFTA_COMPAT_NAME]	= { .type = NLA_NUL_STRING,
 				    .len = NFT_COMPAT_NAME_MAX-1 },
-	[NFTA_COMPAT_REV]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[NFTA_COMPAT_REV]	= NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_BE32, 255),
 	[NFTA_COMPAT_TYPE]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
 };