diff --git a/net/sched/act_gact.c b/net/sched/act_gact.c
index c89a7fa43d1b..b61c20ebb314 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_gact.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_gact.c
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ static int tcf_gact_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 		p_parm = nla_data(tb[TCA_GACT_PROB]);
 		if (p_parm->ptype >= MAX_RAND)
 			return -EINVAL;
+		if (TC_ACT_EXT_CMP(p_parm->paction, TC_ACT_GOTO_CHAIN)) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+				       "goto chain not allowed on fallback");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 	}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/net/sched/act_police.c b/net/sched/act_police.c
index 92649d2667ed..052855d47354 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_police.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_police.c
@@ -185,8 +185,6 @@ static int tcf_police_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 		new->peak_present = false;
 	}
 
-	if (tb[TCA_POLICE_RESULT])
-		new->tcfp_result = nla_get_u32(tb[TCA_POLICE_RESULT]);
 	new->tcfp_burst = PSCHED_TICKS2NS(parm->burst);
 	new->tcfp_toks = new->tcfp_burst;
 	if (new->peak_present) {
@@ -198,6 +196,16 @@ static int tcf_police_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 	if (tb[TCA_POLICE_AVRATE])
 		new->tcfp_ewma_rate = nla_get_u32(tb[TCA_POLICE_AVRATE]);
 
+	if (tb[TCA_POLICE_RESULT]) {
+		new->tcfp_result = nla_get_u32(tb[TCA_POLICE_RESULT]);
+		if (TC_ACT_EXT_CMP(new->tcfp_result, TC_ACT_GOTO_CHAIN)) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+				       "goto chain not allowed on fallback");
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto failure;
+		}
+	}
+
 	spin_lock_bh(&police->tcf_lock);
 	new->tcfp_t_c = ktime_get_ns();
 	police->tcf_action = parm->action;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/gact.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/gact.json
index 68c91023cdb9..89189a03ce3d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/gact.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/gact.json
@@ -536,5 +536,29 @@
         "matchPattern": "^[ \t]+index [0-9]+ ref",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": []
+    },
+    {
+        "id": "8e47",
+        "name": "Add gact action with random determ goto chain control action",
+        "category": [
+            "actions",
+            "gact"
+        ],
+        "setup": [
+            [
+                "$TC actions flush action gact",
+                0,
+                1,
+                255
+            ]
+        ],
+        "cmdUnderTest": "$TC actions add action pass random determ goto chain 1 2 index 90",
+        "expExitCode": "255",
+        "verifyCmd": "$TC actions list action gact",
+        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]*: gact action pass random type determ goto chain 1 val 2.*index 90 ref",
+        "matchCount": "0",
+        "teardown": [
+            "$TC actions flush action gact"
+        ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/police.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/police.json
index 30f9b54bd666..4086a50a670e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/police.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/police.json
@@ -715,5 +715,29 @@
         "teardown": [
             "$TC actions flush action police"
         ]
+    },
+    {
+        "id": "b48b",
+        "name": "Add police action with exceed goto chain control action",
+        "category": [
+            "actions",
+            "police"
+        ],
+        "setup": [
+            [
+                "$TC actions flush action police",
+                0,
+                1,
+                255
+            ]
+        ],
+        "cmdUnderTest": "$TC actions add action police rate 1mbit burst 1k conform-exceed pass / goto chain 42",
+        "expExitCode": "255",
+        "verifyCmd": "$TC actions ls action police",
+        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]*:  police 0x1 rate 1Mbit burst 1Kb mtu 2Kb action pass/goto chain 42",
+        "matchCount": "0",
+        "teardown": [
+            "$TC actions flush action police"
+        ]
     }
 ]