diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_compat.c b/net/netfilter/nft_compat.c
index 72711d62fddf..08f620311b03 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_compat.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_compat.c
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ static void nft_target_eval_bridge(const struct nft_expr *expr,
 }
 
 static const struct nla_policy nft_target_policy[NFTA_TARGET_MAX + 1] = {
-	[NFTA_TARGET_NAME]	= { .type = NLA_NUL_STRING },
+	[NFTA_TARGET_NAME]	= { .type = NLA_NUL_STRING,
+				    .len = XT_EXTENSION_MAXNAMELEN, },
 	[NFTA_TARGET_REV]	= NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_BE32, 255),
 	[NFTA_TARGET_INFO]	= { .type = NLA_BINARY },
 };
@@ -434,7 +435,8 @@ static void nft_match_eval(const struct nft_expr *expr,
 }
 
 static const struct nla_policy nft_match_policy[NFTA_MATCH_MAX + 1] = {
-	[NFTA_MATCH_NAME]	= { .type = NLA_NUL_STRING },
+	[NFTA_MATCH_NAME]	= { .type = NLA_NUL_STRING,
+				    .len = XT_EXTENSION_MAXNAMELEN },
 	[NFTA_MATCH_REV]	= NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_BE32, 255),
 	[NFTA_MATCH_INFO]	= { .type = NLA_BINARY },
 };
@@ -693,7 +695,12 @@ static int nfnl_compat_get_rcu(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	name = nla_data(tb[NFTA_COMPAT_NAME]);
 	rev = ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[NFTA_COMPAT_REV]));
-	target = ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[NFTA_COMPAT_TYPE]));
+	/* x_tables api checks for 'target == 1' to mean target,
+	 * everything else means 'match'.
+	 * In x_tables world, the number is set by kernel, not
+	 * userspace.
+	 */
+	target = nla_get_be32(tb[NFTA_COMPAT_TYPE]) == htonl(1);
 
 	switch(family) {
 	case AF_INET: