diff --git a/net/sched/sch_hhf.c b/net/sched/sch_hhf.c
index fc72f825fbd9..5dec1ed969ad 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_hhf.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_hhf.c
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ static void hhf_destroy(struct Qdisc *sch)
 static const struct nla_policy hhf_policy[TCA_HHF_MAX + 1] = {
 	[TCA_HHF_BACKLOG_LIMIT]	 = { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[TCA_HHF_QUANTUM]	 = { .type = NLA_U32 },
-	[TCA_HHF_HH_FLOWS_LIMIT] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[TCA_HHF_HH_FLOWS_LIMIT] = NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_U32, 2 * HH_FLOWS_CNT),
 	[TCA_HHF_RESET_TIMEOUT]	 = { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[TCA_HHF_ADMIT_BYTES]	 = { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[TCA_HHF_EVICT_TIMEOUT]	 = { .type = NLA_U32 },
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ static int hhf_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	u32 new_hhf_non_hh_weight = q->hhf_non_hh_weight;
 
 	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(tb, TCA_HHF_MAX, opt, hhf_policy,
-					  NULL);
+					  extack);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
@@ -624,6 +624,9 @@ static int hhf_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	q->hhf_evict_timeout = HZ;      /* 1  sec */
 	q->hhf_non_hh_weight = 2;
 
+	/* Cap max active HHs at twice len of hh_flows table. */
+	q->hh_flows_limit = 2 * HH_FLOWS_CNT;
+
 	if (opt) {
 		int err = hhf_change(sch, opt, extack);
 
@@ -639,8 +642,6 @@ static int hhf_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 		for (i = 0; i < HH_FLOWS_CNT; i++)
 			INIT_LIST_HEAD(&q->hh_flows[i]);
 
-		/* Cap max active HHs at twice len of hh_flows table. */
-		q->hh_flows_limit = 2 * HH_FLOWS_CNT;
 		q->hh_flows_overlimit = 0;
 		q->hh_flows_total_cnt = 0;
 		q->hh_flows_current_cnt = 0;