diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/specs/devlink.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/specs/devlink.yaml
index cf6eaa0da821..09fbb4c03fc8 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/specs/devlink.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/specs/devlink.yaml
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ attribute-sets:
         enum: eswitch-mode
       -
         name: eswitch-inline-mode
-        type: u16
+        type: u8
         enum: eswitch-inline-mode
       -
         name: dpipe-tables
diff --git a/net/devlink/netlink_gen.c b/net/devlink/netlink_gen.c
index c81cf2dd154f..f9786d51f68f 100644
--- a/net/devlink/netlink_gen.c
+++ b/net/devlink/netlink_gen.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy devlink_eswitch_set_nl_policy[DEVLINK_ATTR_ESWITC
 	[DEVLINK_ATTR_BUS_NAME] = { .type = NLA_NUL_STRING, },
 	[DEVLINK_ATTR_DEV_NAME] = { .type = NLA_NUL_STRING, },
 	[DEVLINK_ATTR_ESWITCH_MODE] = NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_U16, 1),
-	[DEVLINK_ATTR_ESWITCH_INLINE_MODE] = NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_U16, 3),
+	[DEVLINK_ATTR_ESWITCH_INLINE_MODE] = NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_U8, 3),
 	[DEVLINK_ATTR_ESWITCH_ENCAP_MODE] = NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_U8, 1),
 };