diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
index 2f0e4f61c40f..9979f4a1053b 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
@@ -2808,7 +2808,7 @@ static struct genl_family ip_vs_genl_family = {
 	.hdrsize	= 0,
 	.name		= IPVS_GENL_NAME,
 	.version	= IPVS_GENL_VERSION,
-	.maxattr	= IPVS_CMD_MAX,
+	.maxattr	= IPVS_CMD_ATTR_MAX,
 	.netnsok        = true,         /* Make ipvsadm to work on netns */
 };