diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_fwd_netdev.c b/net/netfilter/nft_fwd_netdev.c
index ce13a50b9189..ee190fa4dc34 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_fwd_netdev.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_fwd_netdev.c
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ nla_put_failure:
 	return -1;
 }
 
+static int nft_fwd_validate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
+			    const struct nft_expr *expr,
+			    const struct nft_data **data)
+{
+	return nft_chain_validate_hooks(ctx->chain, (1 << NF_NETDEV_INGRESS));
+}
+
 static struct nft_expr_type nft_fwd_netdev_type;
 static const struct nft_expr_ops nft_fwd_netdev_ops = {
 	.type		= &nft_fwd_netdev_type,
@@ -69,6 +76,7 @@ static const struct nft_expr_ops nft_fwd_netdev_ops = {
 	.eval		= nft_fwd_netdev_eval,
 	.init		= nft_fwd_netdev_init,
 	.dump		= nft_fwd_netdev_dump,
+	.validate	= nft_fwd_validate,
 };
 
 static struct nft_expr_type nft_fwd_netdev_type __read_mostly = {