diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index 76e0d122616a..c2cdd0fc2e70 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -2055,9 +2055,8 @@ static int tc_new_tfilter(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *n,
 							       &chain_info));
 
 		mutex_unlock(&chain->filter_chain_lock);
-		tp_new = tcf_proto_create(nla_data(tca[TCA_KIND]),
-					  protocol, prio, chain, rtnl_held,
-					  extack);
+		tp_new = tcf_proto_create(name, protocol, prio, chain,
+					  rtnl_held, extack);
 		if (IS_ERR(tp_new)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(tp_new);
 			goto errout_tp;