diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index 05bed30b0a6a27bc4f2801206c2074d8d061af2b..2ea9e7753cb0b2d24425e4360da0d71f808eabed 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -1492,6 +1492,11 @@ static int tc_modify_qdisc(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *n,
 					NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Failed to find specified qdisc");
 					return -ENOENT;
 				}
+				if (p->flags & TCQ_F_INGRESS) {
+					NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+						       "Cannot add children to ingress/clsact qdisc");
+					return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+				}
 				q = qdisc_leaf(p, clid, extack);
 				if (IS_ERR(q))
 					return PTR_ERR(q);