diff --git a/drivers/net/macsec.c b/drivers/net/macsec.c
index 6ec6fc191a6e..92bc2b2df660 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macsec.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <net/gro_cells.h>
 #include <net/macsec.h>
 #include <linux/phy.h>
+#include <linux/if_arp.h>
 
 #include <uapi/linux/if_macsec.h>
 
@@ -3665,6 +3666,8 @@ static int macsec_newlink(struct net *net, struct net_device *dev,
 	real_dev = __dev_get_by_index(net, nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_LINK]));
 	if (!real_dev)
 		return -ENODEV;
+	if (real_dev->type != ARPHRD_ETHER)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	dev->priv_flags |= IFF_MACSEC;