diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 3e05db942a18..625c99cf70a3 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -461,7 +461,9 @@ nl80211_ftm_responder_policy[NL80211_FTM_RESP_ATTR_MAX + 1] = {
 static const struct nla_policy
 nl80211_pmsr_ftm_req_attr_policy[NL80211_PMSR_FTM_REQ_ATTR_MAX + 1] = {
 	[NL80211_PMSR_FTM_REQ_ATTR_ASAP] = { .type = NLA_FLAG },
-	[NL80211_PMSR_FTM_REQ_ATTR_PREAMBLE] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[NL80211_PMSR_FTM_REQ_ATTR_PREAMBLE] =
+		NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U32, NL80211_PREAMBLE_LEGACY,
+				 NL80211_PREAMBLE_HE),
 	[NL80211_PMSR_FTM_REQ_ATTR_NUM_BURSTS_EXP] =
 		NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_U8, 15),
 	[NL80211_PMSR_FTM_REQ_ATTR_BURST_PERIOD] = { .type = NLA_U16 },