diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/nvethernet/macsec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/nvethernet/macsec.c
index 1b25fc14..16d30d53 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/nvethernet/macsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/nvethernet/macsec.c
@@ -1429,6 +1429,7 @@ int macsec_probe(struct ether_priv_data *pdata)
 	macsec_pdata->nv_macsec_fam.module = THIS_MODULE;
 	macsec_pdata->nv_macsec_fam.ops = nv_macsec_genl_ops;
 	macsec_pdata->nv_macsec_fam.n_ops = ARRAY_SIZE(nv_macsec_genl_ops);
+	macsec_pdata->nv_macsec_fam.policy = nv_macsec_genl_policy;
 	if (macsec_pdata->is_nv_macsec_fam_registered == OSI_DISABLE) {
 		if (strlen(netdev_name(pdata->ndev)) >= GENL_NAMSIZ) {
 			dev_err(dev, "Intf name %s of len %lu exceed nl_family name size\n",
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/nvethernet/macsec.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/nvethernet/macsec.h
index 31efb381..83a9bd27 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/nvethernet/macsec.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/nvethernet/macsec.h
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy nv_macsec_genl_policy[NUM_NV_MACSEC_ATTR] = {
 	[NV_MACSEC_ATTR_TXSC_PORT] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
 	[NV_MACSEC_ATTR_REPLAY_PROT_EN] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[NV_MACSEC_ATTR_REPLAY_WINDOW] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[NV_MACSEC_ATTR_CIPHER_SUITE] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[NV_MACSEC_ATTR_SA_CONFIG] = { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 	[NV_MACSEC_ATTR_TZ_CONFIG] = { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 	[NV_MACSEC_ATTR_TZ_KT_RESET] = { .type = NLA_NESTED },