diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan_netlink.c b/net/8021q/vlan_netlink.c
index 214532173536..a3b68243fd4b 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan_netlink.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan_netlink.c
@@ -118,12 +118,16 @@ static int vlan_changelink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlattr *tb[],
 	}
 	if (data[IFLA_VLAN_INGRESS_QOS]) {
 		nla_for_each_nested(attr, data[IFLA_VLAN_INGRESS_QOS], rem) {
+			if (nla_type(attr) != IFLA_VLAN_QOS_MAPPING)
+				continue;
 			m = nla_data(attr);
 			vlan_dev_set_ingress_priority(dev, m->to, m->from);
 		}
 	}
 	if (data[IFLA_VLAN_EGRESS_QOS]) {
 		nla_for_each_nested(attr, data[IFLA_VLAN_EGRESS_QOS], rem) {
+			if (nla_type(attr) != IFLA_VLAN_QOS_MAPPING)
+				continue;
 			m = nla_data(attr);
 			err = vlan_dev_set_egress_priority(dev, m->from, m->to);
 			if (err)