diff --git a/net/sched/act_mpls.c b/net/sched/act_mpls.c
index f40bf9771cb9..5c7456e5b5cf 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_mpls.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_mpls.c
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ static void __exit mpls_cleanup_module(void)
 module_init(mpls_init_module);
 module_exit(mpls_cleanup_module);
 
+MODULE_SOFTDEP("post: mpls_gso");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Netronome Systems <oss-drivers@netronome.com>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("MPLS manipulation actions");