diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_flower.c b/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_flower.c
index 7dcdd784aea4..85f4e321a7a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_flower.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_flower.c
@@ -321,6 +321,21 @@ int sja1105_cls_flower_add(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port,
 	flow_action_for_each(i, act, &rule->action) {
 		switch (act->id) {
 		case FLOW_ACTION_POLICE:
+			if ((act->police.notexceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_ACCEPT &&
+			     act->police.notexceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_PIPE) ||
+			    act->police.exceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_DROP) {
+				NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+						   "Police action is not supported when conform-exceed is not drop/pipe or drop/ok");
+				return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			}
+
+			if (act->police.peakrate_bytes_ps ||
+			    act->police.avrate || act->police.overhead) {
+				NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+						   "Police action is not supported when peakrate/avrate/overhead is configured");
+				return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			}
+
 			if (act->police.rate_pkt_ps) {
 				NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
 						   "QoS offload not support packets per second");
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_tc_matchall.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_tc_matchall.c
index 28fd2de9e4cf..84a785e7a68f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_tc_matchall.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_tc_matchall.c
@@ -48,6 +48,21 @@ static int cxgb4_matchall_egress_validate(struct net_device *dev,
 	flow_action_for_each(i, entry, actions) {
 		switch (entry->id) {
 		case FLOW_ACTION_POLICE:
+			if ((entry->police.notexceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_ACCEPT &&
+			     entry->police.notexceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_PIPE) ||
+			    entry->police.exceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_DROP) {
+				NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+						   "Police action is not supported when conform-exceed is not drop/pipe or drop/ok");
+				return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			}
+
+			if (entry->police.peakrate_bytes_ps ||
+			    entry->police.avrate || entry->police.overhead) {
+				NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+						   "Police action is not supported when peakrate/avrate/overhead is configured");
+				return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			}
+
 			if (entry->police.rate_pkt_ps) {
 				NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
 						   "QoS offload not support packets per second");
@@ -150,6 +165,22 @@ static int cxgb4_matchall_alloc_tc(struct net_device *dev,
 	flow_action_for_each(i, entry, &cls->rule->action)
 		if (entry->id == FLOW_ACTION_POLICE)
 			break;
+
+	if ((entry->police.notexceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_ACCEPT &&
+	     entry->police.notexceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_PIPE) ||
+	    entry->police.exceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_DROP) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+				   "Police action is not supported when conform-exceed is not drop/pipe or drop/ok");
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+
+	if (entry->police.peakrate_bytes_ps ||
+	    entry->police.avrate || entry->police.overhead) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+				   "Police action is not supported when peakrate/avrate/overhead is configured");
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+
 	if (entry->police.rate_pkt_ps) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
 				   "QoS offload not support packets per second");
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_qos.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_qos.c
index 3555c12edb45..183318e7255f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_qos.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_qos.c
@@ -1230,6 +1230,23 @@ static int enetc_psfp_parse_clsflower(struct enetc_ndev_priv *priv,
 
 	/* Flow meter and max frame size */
 	if (entryp) {
+		if ((entryp->police.notexceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_ACCEPT &&
+		     entryp->police.notexceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_PIPE) ||
+		    entryp->police.exceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_DROP) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+					   "Police action is not supported when conform-exceed is not drop/pipe or drop/ok");
+			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			goto free_sfi;
+		}
+
+		if (entryp->police.peakrate_bytes_ps ||
+		    entryp->police.avrate || entryp->police.overhead) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+					   "Police action is not supported when peakrate/avrate/overhead is configured");
+			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			goto free_sfi;
+		}
+
 		if (entryp->police.rate_pkt_ps) {
 			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "QoS offload not support packets per second");
 			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_tc.c
index 626961a41089..15aa73cd0383 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_tc.c
@@ -212,6 +212,21 @@ static int otx2_tc_egress_matchall_install(struct otx2_nic *nic,
 	entry = &cls->rule->action.entries[0];
 	switch (entry->id) {
 	case FLOW_ACTION_POLICE:
+		if ((entry->police.notexceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_ACCEPT &&
+		     entry->police.notexceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_PIPE) ||
+		    entry->police.exceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_DROP) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+					   "Police action is not supported when conform-exceed is not drop/pipe or drop/ok");
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		}
+
+		if (entry->police.peakrate_bytes_ps ||
+		    entry->police.avrate || entry->police.overhead) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+					   "Police action is not supported when peakrate/avrate/overhead is configured");
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		}
+
 		if (entry->police.rate_pkt_ps) {
 			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "QoS offload not support packets per second");
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -355,6 +370,21 @@ static int otx2_tc_parse_actions(struct otx2_nic *nic,
 				return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 			}
 
+			if ((act->police.notexceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_ACCEPT &&
+			     act->police.notexceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_PIPE) ||
+			    act->police.exceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_DROP) {
+				NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+						   "Police action is not supported when conform-exceed is not drop/pipe or drop/ok");
+				return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			}
+
+			if (act->police.peakrate_bytes_ps ||
+			    act->police.avrate || act->police.overhead) {
+				NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+						   "Police action is not supported when peakrate/avrate/overhead is configured");
+				return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			}
+
 			if (act->police.rate_bytes_ps > 0) {
 				rate = act->police.rate_bytes_ps * 8;
 				burst = act->police.burst;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
index 1287193a019b..829b09029cb0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
@@ -4197,6 +4197,21 @@ static int scan_tc_matchall_fdb_actions(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 	flow_action_for_each(i, act, flow_action) {
 		switch (act->id) {
 		case FLOW_ACTION_POLICE:
+			if ((act->police.notexceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_ACCEPT &&
+			     act->police.notexceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_PIPE) ||
+			    act->police.exceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_DROP) {
+				NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+						   "Police action is not supported when conform-exceed is not drop/pipe or drop/ok");
+				return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			}
+
+			if (act->police.peakrate_bytes_ps ||
+			    act->police.avrate || act->police.overhead) {
+				NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+						   "Police action is not supported when peakrate/avrate/overhead is configured");
+				return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			}
+
 			if (act->police.rate_pkt_ps) {
 				NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "QoS offload not support packets per second");
 				return -EOPNOTSUPP;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_flower.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_flower.c
index bb417db773b9..2de3eed6c637 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_flower.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_flower.c
@@ -191,6 +191,21 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_flower_parse_actions(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 				return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 			}
 
+			if ((act->police.notexceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_ACCEPT &&
+			     act->police.notexceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_PIPE) ||
+			    act->police.exceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_DROP) {
+				NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+						   "Police action is not supported when conform-exceed is not drop/pipe or drop/ok");
+				return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			}
+
+			if (act->police.peakrate_bytes_ps ||
+			    act->police.avrate || act->police.overhead) {
+				NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+						   "Police action is not supported when peakrate/avrate/overhead is configured");
+				return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			}
+
 			if (act->police.rate_pkt_ps) {
 				NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "QoS offload not support packets per second");
 				return -EOPNOTSUPP;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_flower.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_flower.c
index 949858891973..e8c0c32b9050 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_flower.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_flower.c
@@ -296,6 +296,22 @@ static int ocelot_flower_parse_action(struct ocelot *ocelot, int port,
 						   "Last action must be GOTO");
 				return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 			}
+
+			if ((a->police.notexceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_ACCEPT &&
+			     a->police.notexceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_PIPE) ||
+			    a->police.exceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_DROP) {
+				NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+						   "Police action is not supported when conform-exceed is not drop/pipe or drop/ok");
+				return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			}
+
+			if (a->police.peakrate_bytes_ps ||
+			    a->police.avrate || a->police.overhead) {
+				NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+						   "Police action is not supported when peakrate/avrate/overhead is configured");
+				return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			}
+
 			if (a->police.rate_pkt_ps) {
 				NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
 						   "QoS offload not support packets per second");
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_net.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_net.c
index e271b6225b72..afef105b0c3b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_net.c
@@ -258,6 +258,21 @@ static int ocelot_setup_tc_cls_matchall(struct ocelot_port_private *priv,
 			return -EEXIST;
 		}
 
+		if ((action->police.notexceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_ACCEPT &&
+		     action->police.notexceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_PIPE) ||
+		    action->police.exceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_DROP) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+					   "Police action is not supported when conform-exceed is not drop/pipe or drop/ok");
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		}
+
+		if (action->police.peakrate_bytes_ps ||
+		    action->police.avrate || action->police.overhead) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+					   "Police action is not supported when peakrate/avrate/overhead is configured");
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		}
+
 		if (action->police.rate_pkt_ps) {
 			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
 					   "QoS offload not support packets per second");
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/qos_conf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/qos_conf.c
index 784c6dbf8bc4..09cfbda6a9ba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/qos_conf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/qos_conf.c
@@ -132,6 +132,22 @@ nfp_flower_install_rate_limiter(struct nfp_app *app, struct net_device *netdev,
 					   "unsupported offload: qos rate limit offload requires police action");
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		}
+
+		if ((action->police.notexceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_ACCEPT &&
+		     action->police.notexceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_PIPE) ||
+		    action->police.exceed.act_id != FLOW_ACTION_DROP) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+					   "Police action is not supported when conform-exceed is not drop/pipe or drop/ok");
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		}
+
+		if (action->police.peakrate_bytes_ps ||
+		    action->police.avrate || action->police.overhead) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+					   "Police action is not supported when peakrate/avrate/overhead is configured");
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		}
+
 		if (action->police.rate_bytes_ps > 0) {
 			if (bps_num++) {
 				NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
