diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index c3bc9da30cff..53ab5cae70c8 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -291,8 +291,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy nl80211_policy[NUM_NL80211_ATTR] = {
 	[NL80211_ATTR_WPA_VERSIONS] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[NL80211_ATTR_PID] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[NL80211_ATTR_4ADDR] = { .type = NLA_U8 },
-	[NL80211_ATTR_PMKID] = { .type = NLA_BINARY,
-				 .len = WLAN_PMKID_LEN },
+	[NL80211_ATTR_PMKID] = { .len = WLAN_PMKID_LEN },
 	[NL80211_ATTR_DURATION] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[NL80211_ATTR_COOKIE] = { .type = NLA_U64 },
 	[NL80211_ATTR_TX_RATES] = { .type = NLA_NESTED },